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Online Harassment of Media Women on the rise

Online space revolution has made it possible for journalists to access information that they use in content development. With continuous changes in technology, media is able to carry out research and publicize stories in just a short period. However, the revolution has come with its challenges which include cyber violence, especially for media practitioners. The most targeted group are women who face unique challenges altogether, including abuse, threats, stalking and bullying among others. This has largely been blamed to the patriarchal society that disfavors them. Many media women have been forced to withdraw from using internet due to increased online bullying, which has a high risk of extending to real life physical bullying. A study of 70 million comments on the Guardian site in 2012-2016 indicated that eight out of 10 journalists who were bullied online were women. The comments also showed women journalists received more negative comments, bullying and threats than men. ...