COWARDLY attacks and abuse directed at reporters cannot continue, the Prime Minister has said. The government has published the UK’s first national action plan to protect journalists from abuse and harassment. It follows reports to the government from journalists who have suffered abuse and attacks while going about their work, including being punched, threatened with knives, forcibly detained and subjected to rape and death threats. A survey of members of the National Union of Journalists in November also found more than half of respondents had experienced online abuse while nearly a quarter had been physically assaulted or attacked. The plan will increase awareness of the safety challenges faced by journalists operating in the UK and introduce measures to tackle them in a joint effort by law enforcement, broadcasters, publishers, industry bodies, unions and the government.
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PCC says police officers deserve to be higher priority for covid vaccine
Police in Surrey have been deliberately coughed or spat at during the pandemic
PCC David Munro says first responders deserve to be given protection (Image: Grahame Larter)
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Surreyâs Police and Crime Commissioner is calling for frontline police officers and staff, ambulance workers and firefighters to be given a higher priority for the Covid-19 vaccine.