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<p><strong>Online abuse is increasingly used as a means to silence journalists</strong> around the world. What is often unknown is that online abusers use sophisticated tactics and coordinate with others to intimidate, threaten and harass journalists to drive them offline. <br /><br />The abuse targeted at women journalists is intensified by misogynists and trolls whose primary objective is to shut women up. The online abuse aimed at women often carries a threat of violence and references the journalist’s gender, sexuality and appearance. These <strong>online attacks against women journalists are unique in volume and tone</strong>. <br /><br />The IWMF worked with digital security experts, journalists, and online education experts to develop this course to help journalists contextualize and deal with online abuse. We use examples, based on real cases, to demonstrate how abusers work together to try to intimidate and threaten journalists into silence.<strong> <br /></strong></p>
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<p><strong>The goal of this course is to help journalists identify the abuse they are receiving online and who may be behind it as well as offer some key strategies </strong>that may help journalists to be better prepared.</p>
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<p>Think you know what women journalists face online everyday? <strong>Take a look at the following video. It may surprise you</strong>. (If you’re a woman journalist, feel free to skip this video. You’ve probably heard it all before!)</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Credit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4HGLjb820s" target="_blank">Safety of Female Journalists Online (#SOFJO)</a> by the <a href="https://www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media" target="_blank">OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media</a></em><br /><br /></p>
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