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A Decolonial Analysis of the Cyberbullying of South African Women Journalists
In: Decolonising Journalism Education in South Africa: Critical Perspectives
London; New York: Routledge (2023), pp. 135-148
"At the heart of decolonial theory is the love for woman, particularly black woman, as the most oppressed of political categories in the old colonial structures of race, class and gender hierarchy. This chapter uses decolonial theory, specifically Chela Sandoval’s concept of ‘decolonial love’
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Identificación de violencias digitales
Caracas: Mujeres Activistas por el Software Libre (2022), 23 pp.
The Chilling: A Global Study of Online Violence Against Women Journalists
Deep Insights
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ); UNESCO (2022), 325 pp.
"This ground-breaking three-year global study on gender-based online violence against women journalists represents collaborative research covering 15 countries. It is the most geographically, linguistically, and ethnically diverse scoping of the crisis conducted up until late 2022. The research draw
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The Chilling: What More Can News Organisations Do to Combat Gendered Online Violence?
UNESCO; International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2022), 42 pp.
"[...] many newsroom reactions to gender-based online violence appear to have been non-existent, ad hoc, or inadequate. At times, they have even damaged the women journalists targeted. Large global news organisations sometimes identified as “best practice” exemplars by expert responders intervie
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Landscape Analysis of Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence: Findings from Asia
Deep Insights
Chicago; Washington: University of Chicago, NORC; International Center for Research on Women (ICRW); USAID (2022), ii, 55 pp.
Gender-based Disinformation 101: Theory, Examples, and Need for Regulation
EU Disinfo Lab; #ShePersisted (2022), 5 pp.
"This Technical Document is the result of a collaboration between EU DisinfoLab and #ShePersisted. It offers a short and practical toolbox of what should be considered when speaking of gender-based disinformation." (Page 3)
The Influence of Gender-Based Online Violence on Political and Societal Participation of Women and Girls
Bonn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2022), 19 pp.
"Several projects, publications and initiatives within German development cooperation already focus on bridging the digital gender divide, for instance by promoting gender-equitable internet access, digital literacy and employment opportunities in the tech sector. This paper aims to build on existin
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Violating Network: Gender-Based Violence Against Palestinian Women in the Digital Space
Arab Center for Social Media Advancement (2022), 46 pp.
"The main findings of the research show that the danger of online gender-based violence lies in its rapid expansion and dissemination due to massive technological developments, the growing demand for digital spaces, fake accounts and screenbased anonymity enabling fraud and concealment, and the ubiq
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Sexualisierte Gewalt und digitale Medien: Reflexive Handlungsempfehlungen für die Fachpraxis
Springer VS (2022), 213 pp.
"In dieser Open-Access-Publikation stellen Katharina Kärgel und Frederic Vobbe anhand sieben typischer Fallbeispiele Handlungsempfehlungen für einen adäquaten Umgang mit mediatisierter sexualisierter Gewalt dar. Die Empfehlungen sind das Ergebnis des vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschu
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A Mental Health Guide for Journalists Facing Online Violence
Key Guides
International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2022), 32 pp.
"This guide is designed to provide journalists with support for mental health conditions arising from online violence. The first part of the guide explains the psychological reasons why online abusers target media workers and lays out what happens to both the body and the mind when you are attacked
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Legal and Normative Frameworks for Combatting Online Violence Against Women Journalists
November 2022: UNESCO; International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2022), 35 pp.
"In this chapter, international, regional and State-level legal and normative frameworks for responding to online violence against women journalists are examined, while exemplar judgements are catalogued, and gaps in law enforcement are highlighted. Here, insights gleaned from 184 in-depth interview
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A Guide to Protecting Newsrooms and Journalists Against Online Violence
International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2022), 45 pp.
"This guide is designed for newsroom management who want to create and implement online abuse policies to better protect their staff. The guide will: help you think through which policies are best suited to your newsroom; provide you with stand-alone policy templates you can adapt to the needs of yo
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"All respondents had experienced online violence. Misogynistic hate speech, sexists’ comments, body shaming as well as slut shaming was common among the women journalists and WHRDs interviewed. These threats were also extended to their families, friends, relatives and networks. Another frequently
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The Chilling: Assessing Big Tech's Response to Online Violence Against Women Journalists
UNESCO (2021), 35 pp.
"This is an extracted chapter of a wider UNESCO-commissioned global study on online violence against women journalists produced by the Inter-national Center for Journalists (ICFJ). The full-length study will published in 2022. The chapter identifies the role of big tech companies and especially soci
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Cybersafety: The experiences of Ni-Vanuatu women and girls online
Port Vila, Vanuatu: CARE Vanuatu (2021), 42 pp.
"The Girls Online (GO!) Cybersafety project (GO! Cyber) aims to equip young women and girls with the skills and resources to participate meaningfully and safely in cyberspace. The project is implemented by CARE Vanuatu and Sista with the support of Australia’s Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation P
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Sexism's Toll on Journalism
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2021), 36 pp.
"Journalism can be a dangerous profession, but it is often doubly dangerous for women because of the risk of sexist and sexual violence to which they are exposed. Of the 112 countries where journalists were polled for this report, 40 were identified as dangerous or very dangerous for women journalis
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Malign Creativity: How Gender, Sex, and Lies are Weaponized Against Women Online
Washington, DC: Wilson Center (2021), 61 pp.
"This report strives to build awareness of the direct and indirect impacts of gendered and sexualized disinformation on women in public life, as well as its corresponding impacts on national security and democratic participation. In an analysis of online conversations about 13 female politicians acr
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