emale journalists and bloggers throughout the globe are being inundated with threats of murder, rape, physical violence and graphic imagery via email, commenting sections and across all social media platforms. This publication hopes to clarify the complexity of online abuse of female journalists.
VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT AGAINST WOMEN IN THE NEWS MEDIA
IWMF’s Violence and Harassment Against Women in the News Media report offers the first comprehensive picture of the dangers faced by many women working in news media around the world.
FOIANET POSTS MAP OF RIGHT TO KNOW DAY EVENTS
FOIAnet has updated their map of Right to Know Day activities happening around the world to mark International Right to Know Day. FOIAnet’s RTK Day activities are meant to help journalists, activists, citizens, and others become better equipped to hold governments accountable, uncover corruption, and strengthen societies.
GIJN REPORTS ON BEST PRACTICES IN MEASURING IMPACT
To assist both practitioners and supporters of investigative journalism, the authors examine a wide variety of views on how to measure the impact of investigative journalism quantitatively. They report that “the metrics available aren’t as straightforward as measuring audience or tracking website traffic”.