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„Politik“ und „Migration“ sind die Treiber von Online-Attacken auf JournalistInnen

Read this article in English. Politik, Migration und Islam sind Themen, die in Österreich am ehesten Online-Beschimpfungen von JournalistInnen nach sich ziehen. Das zeigt eine heute veröffentlichte Studie des International Press Institute (IPI). Die Studie untersuchte vier Monate lang Online-Attacken auf JournalistInnen in Österreich. Der Untersuchungszeitraum zwischen September und Dezember 2016 fiel mit dem zweiten […]

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Politics, immigration trigger online abuse in Austria

Lesen Sie diesen Artikel auf Deutsch. News content related to politics, immigration and Islam is most likely to trigger online harassment against journalists in Austria, according to a new study released today by the International Press Institute (IPI). The study examined attacks against journalists in Austria over a four-month period from September to December 2016, […]

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Slovakia ruling party official attacks female journalists online

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 […]

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Tackling online abuse in newsrooms: towards a common framework

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, […]

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