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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Self-Censorship
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Investigative Journalism
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Journalistic Social Media Use
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Media Law & Regulation
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Exile Journalism, Exile Media
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Freedom of Expression
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Media Assistance: Freedom of Expression & Safety of Journalists
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Government Communication Strategies
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Romani People
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Foreign Disinformation, Foreign Information Manipulation Operations, Foreign Propaganda
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Infotainment, Politainment
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Journalism Ethics
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Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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"This introductory essay sets the stage for this special issue, which explores how online media has changed the Arabian Gulf region's politics, economies, and social norms. It provides an overview of the most important themes, arguments, and findings tackled in the four essays in this issue, as well ... more
"For women journalists, online harassment may result in emotional stress and may require legal and technological remedies to mitigate the damage caused to their identity and reputation. Perpetrators can use a combination of online and offline attacks that threaten the employment and safety of journa ... more
"This article focuses on AKTrolls, defined as pro-government political trolls in Turkey, while attempting to draw implications about political trolling in the country in general. It examines their methods and effects, and it interrogates whether (and how) Turkish authorities have attempted to shape ... more

Module 7. Combatting online abuse: When journalists and their sources are targeted

In: Journalism, ‘Fake News’ & Disinformation: Handbook for Journalism Education and Training
Paris: UNESCO (2018), pp. 115-127
"The problem of disinformation and misinformation undermining credible journalism and reliable information has escalated dramatically in the social media era. Consequences include the deliberate targeting of journalists and other online publishers, along with their sources, who are seeking to verify ... more
"Across time, in a variety of forms and spaces -from homes and workplaces to digital domains of social media- women have become victims of male dominance. So also are the other vulnerable sections that suffer multi-layered abuse, and endure sexual harassment in social media. Yet, this phenomenon is ... more
"The SAFE (Securing Access to Free Expression) Initiative is IREX’s flagship effort to enable media practitioners and social communicators to work as safely as possible in closed and closing spaces. SAFE serves to equip media practitioners and social communicators with the means to resiliently con ... more

The Future of Investigative Journalism in an Era of Surveillance and Digital Privacy Erosion

In: Digital Investigative Journalism: Data, Visual Analytics and Innovative Methodologies in International Reporting
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), pp. 249-261
"While the digital era has delivered unprecedented opportunities for big-data based investigative journalism—from the Snowden Files to the Panama Papers—it has also thrown up a host of new threats to the sustainability of journalism based on confidential sources. These include: mass and targeted ... more
"While many reporters regularly experience online violence, women journalists are more likely than their male counterparts to be targeted for abusive comments and image focused, violently sexualised aggression. With such gendered violence having serious implications for media freedom, diversity and ... more
"This study, which covers 121 UNESCO Member States, represents a global benchmarking of journalistic source protection in the Digital Age. It focuses on developments during the period 2007-2015. The legal frameworks that support protection of journalistic sources, at international, regional and coun ... more
"The chapter describes how social media is utilized in an environment of heightened violence and indicates that numerous journalists from 18 cities often use social media to forge cross-border relationships with colleagues. It focuses on a study of social media use by journalists and bloggers report ... more
"Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime has taken control of the traditional media in Russia: TV, radio and newspapers. As Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has stated, the Kremlin sees the mass media as a ‘weapon’. Now Russia’s leadership is trying to take control of social media to ... more
"This publication identifies at least 12 digital threats, including illegal or arbitrary digital surveillance, location tracking, and software and hardware exploits without the knowledge of the target. Further examples that are considered are: phishing, fake domain attacks, Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) ... more
"The shocking beheading of several Western journalists during 2014, including the Americans Steven Sotloff and James Foley and the Briton David Haines, and the wide dissemination of their murder videos on the Internet, is a graphic, gruesome signal that something has changed in the relationship betw ... more
"Mexico ranks as one of the most violent countries in the world for journalists, and especially for those who work on the country’s periphery such as its northern border. Given the dire situation for Mexican reporters covering the northern part of the country, and the continued responsibility of U ... more
"The Egyptian revolution was characterized by the instrumental use of social media, especially Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and text messaging by protesters, to bring about political change and democratic transformation. This article focuses on how these new types of media acted as effective tools fo ... more