2024-04-26 23:41:30
The research director of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) stated that the women journalists They face “greater” and “increasing” threats on the Internet in the practice of their profession.
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of female journalists said they experienced online violence in connection with their work, according to a 2022 study by the UNESCO and the ICFJ with the participation of some 900 journalists from 125 countries.
“Women tend to face greater threats on the Internet,” she said. Julie Posetti in it International Journalism Festival celebrated on Perugia, Italy, adding that “the type of threats they face is increasing.”
This occurs in a context in which the social networks They are an integral part of their daily work, as sources of information, spaces for exchange or means of promotion.
For five or six years a symbolic term: press associatecontraction of press y prostitute (“press” and “prostitute” in English, respectively).
The attacks, favored by anonymity on networks, range from discredit and insults, to comments sexist y sexual, to physical threats, including death threats, that sometimes affect those close to them.
Violence can increase if it is combined with other discrimination related to skin color, religion or ethnicity. sexual orientation.
And the methods are increasingly sophisticated: account blocking, hacking or the use of private photos and even deepfakes.
The Filipino Maria Ressa, Nobel Prize in 2021, suffered cyberbullying with the hashtag #ArrestMariaRessaspread in 2017 by supporters of the former president Rodrigo Duterte. And she was arrested twice, two years later.
In some cases, online threats can translate into actual violence. 20% of the women surveyed said they suffered attacks or insults in real life related to cyber abuse.
The consequences of this cyberbullying are profound, since some journalists can be seen deterred to cover sensitive topics or even choose to leave the profession.
The NGO Reporters Without Borders warned that this type of harassment constitutes a new “threat” to press freedom.
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2024-04-26 23:41:30