How many of you have ever received a hateful or threatening message on social media? This is mostly a rhetorical question, since it is well-known that a significant percentage of journalists and bloggers have experienced verbal abuse online or know of a colleague who has. Online violence on social media can take various forms: direct […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) marked World Press Freedom Day 2017 with a public demonstration of support for journalists imprisoned for their work in Turkey, and with a video message warning of the increasing deterioration in levels of press freedom worldwide and of the emerging trends in attempts by governments and others to stifle independent […]

Read this article in English Auch wenn das Thema „Hasspostings“ (gegen JournalistInnen, aber auch gegen Dritte oder abstrakte Gruppen) erst im Jahr 2016 eine erhöhte mediale Aufmerksam bekam, kämpfen Medien schon seit Längerem damit. Alle digital tätigen Medienhäuser mussten sich in den letzten Jahren Gedanken machen, wie sie mit diesen Herausforderungen umgehen. Dahinter stehen neben […]

Lesen Sie diesen Artikel auf Deutsch While the topic of online abuse – against journalists, but also against third parties – may have gained increased media attention in 2016, Austrian media outlets have struggled with the problem for some time now. In recent years, all media outlets with a digital presence have had to think […]