The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned a series of online attacks and smear attempts on women journalists in Slovakia by public officials linked to the ruling Smer – SD party. Though abusive online messages targeting prominent female journalists have become a […]

Verbal abuse and veiled threats against journalists online have become so common that one imagines trolls are constantly lurking under a journalist’s desk, ready to pop up as soon as he or she presses “publish”. For the last three years, IPI has examined the psychological toll that extreme cases of online hatred take on journalists, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today launched a new secure contact form based on open-source GlobaLeaks whistleblowing technology that will allow journalists and others to contact the organisation securely and anonymously. While contacting IPI through ordinary methods such as phone and email remains possible, the secure form offers journalists and others the possibility to report […]

“A threat to democracy” is how Austrian State Secretary for Diversity, Public Service and Digitalization Muna Duzdar defines violence and abusive behaviour on the Internet. In an interview with the International Press Institute (IPI), Duzdar states that although online hate has long been present, the phenomenon is now attracting increased attention from technology companies and […]