UNESCO's Global Survey on Online Violence against Women Journalists
of a UNESCO/ICFJ research published on 10 December show that 73% of women journalists who responded to the survey [1] reported having experienced online violence in the course of their work. Twenty-five percent had received threats of physical violence, while 18% of them had been threatened with sexual violence. The problem is not confined to the internet sphere, as 20% of women reported being attacked offline in connection with online violence they had experienced. The findings were discussed during a session entitled ‘Online violence: The New Front Line for Women Journalists – #Journal...