Technology companies could be doing more to help ensure the safety of journalists, who face online threats and harassment, according to a press freedom group
Many journalists, especially female and gender non-conforming reporters, are familiar with receiving angry messages, threats and taunts online in response to their reporting. Online harassment is the biggest safety concern facing many female journalists, according to Courtney Radsch, advocacy director at the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Read More"If journalists feel that they're going to get retaliated against, or attacked or threatened, because of the reporting they're doing, that could have a silencing and a chilling effect," Radsch said. And that harassment does not always simply remain online, the survey found.
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