Lawmakers, Experts, and Organizations Condemn the Attack of The Epoch Times’ Reporter in Hong Kong
Lawmakers, experts, and organizations worldwide condemned the latest brutal attack on an Epoch Times reporter in Hong Kong, voicing their support for The Epoch Times’ efforts in speaking the truth about the horrors of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Sarah Liang, a reporter for the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times, was beaten by an unidentified man with an aluminum softball bat on Tuesday afternoon. The attack is believed to be orchestrated by the Chinese regime in its latest attempt to silence the publication’s reporting.
The European Parliament’s committees dealing with legal affairs (JURI), civil liberties and home affairs (LIBE) met on Tuesday (11 May) to prepare a report on combating lawsuits aimed at intimidating journalists and civil society organisations in the EU. EURACTIV France reports.
“We will support you,” MEP and co-rapporteur of the forthcoming “anti-SLAPP” report Roberta Metsola (EPP, Malta) promised the press and NGOs.
The acronym SLAPP, which stands for “strategic lawsuits against public participation” refers to lawsuits designed to silence journalists or civil society activists in the public debate and which often involve private interests.
“The aim of [these proceedings] is not to win, but to silence,” said Metsola, noting that they enable “those with the means” to force journalists to choose between putting a stop “to reporting the facts or facing a long and expensive trial”. A threat that can also lead to self-censorship.
11 May 2021 - Glenda Daniels
The online attacks on women journalists are bound to populist politics, disinformation and intersectional discrimination, says Unesco.
The report, The Chilling: Global Trends in Online Violence against Women Journalists, and themed “Information as a Public Good”, is ground-breaking because of its size and scope. It records 73% of the women surveyed as having experienced online violence (including death and rape threats). Twenty percent of women journalists said they withdrew from social media interaction because of the threats and vilification from being called “witch”, “hag”, “whore”, “bitch”, and “presstitute” (“press” plus “prostitute”).
A team of 23 international researchers from 16 countries, led by Julie Posetti (global research director), Nabeelah Shabbir, Diana Maynard, Kalina Bontcheva and Nermine Aboulez wrote the 94-page report. (Disclosure: I led the Africa region research and the full book on the internatio
Twitter Rolls Out Hashtag to Save Local Journalism
Voice of America
12 May 2021, 06:05 GMT+10
Hundreds of cities across the United States have lost their local newspapers in the past decade, cutting off readers from quality journalism focused on issues specific to their region.
The spread of so-called news deserts came at the same time social media became a popular way to access information and, more recently, during a rise in disinformation.
Twitter is trying to redress that balance through its #FollowLocalJournalists initiative that seeks to promote and highlight the efforts of local journalists and their impact on the community. Twitter kicked off a #FollowLocalJournalists initiative to promote the efforts of local journalists and their impact on the community.
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