⭕️ Did you know a journalist is now killed every 5 days?

✏️ That means around 73 people a year lose their lives while fighting to tell important stories.

How did the situation become so dire?

Here are the 5⃣ biggest threats facing reporters globally. 🧵 #WorldPressFreedomDay
1⃣ Surging physical violence

⭕️ Holding power to account is increasingly putting the safety of reporters at risk.

⚖️ Yet 87% of these crimes go unpunished, according to @UNESCO. bit.ly/3EKBr3e
✏️ For war correspondents, the threat of physical harm can be especially dangerous.

🇺🇦 In fact, 18 have died so far while reporting on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

🏆 Our #KurtSchork Awards celebrate the heroes covering conflict around the world. bit.ly/3NaoG5A
2⃣ Rising tide of abuse

🗞️ Women journalists face an onslaught of online harassment – from threats to "doxxing".

♀️ 1 in 5 cases of virtual harm now lead to real-life attacks.

📚 Our guides with @UNESCO and @IWMF lays out steps to help them stay safe. tmsnrt.rs/3s6AX2n
📰 Abuse can compromise a reporter's work – forcing some to leave journalism altogether.

⭕️ For columnist @RanaAyyub, relentless attacks made her fear for her life.

📲 With @Jigsaw, we're launching TRFilter, a tool to help journalists manage harassment. bit.ly/3vGerxZ
3⃣ More threats from governments

🌏 Some countries are increasingly using smear campaigns to spread disinformation and demonise the media.

⭕️ @rapplerdotcom CEO @mariaressa is facing sentences totalling 100 years in jail for criticising Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte.
📲 Abuse can trickle down from above into brutal harassment campaigns.

🤳 Paired with little regulation from Big Tech, these attacks can warp public opinion.

🇧🇷 @folha journalist @camposmello shares Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro's attempts to discredit her. ⬇️
4⃣ New 'law-fare'

⚖️ Many reporters can face legal action in an attempt to create financial chokeholds and silence their work.

⭕️ But there is support available. Our legal network can help those facing mounting cases. medialegalhelp.org
⚖️ Covering fees
🤝 Pro-bono aid
⭕️ Strengthening cases

With the correct help, reporters are better equipped and empowered to fight back against legal threats. medialegalhelp.org
5⃣ A drop in profits

💸 More outlets are struggling to stay afloat as people's news diets change and different business models emerge.

This can affect how they serve the public without falling at the mercy of the highest bidder.
🖊️ It's vital we ensure the survival of the whole independent media landscape – not singular outlets.

📘 What kind of resilience strategies can help?

🎙️ @FundFreeMedia's @khadijapatel explains more. bit.ly/3LcDxLc
🗞️ What do you think is the biggest threat to journalism today?
🖊️ #MediaFreedom is more than just a human right...
🌎 It's essential to democracies and societies everywhere..

That’s why we’re committed to training journalists and supporting independent media around the world. ⬇️
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May 3
🤳 Smear campaigns
💻 'Doxxing'
⭕️ Threats

Women reporters are facing an onslaught of abuse online.

Here's how it's impacting their work – and what we can do to help stop it. 🧵
📲 Online harm aims to silence and stigmatise women journalists.

✒️ Mounting abuse can force some to leave the field altogether.

🤳 That's why we're launching TRFilter with @Jigsaw, a new tool for reporters to manage and block harassment as it happens. trfilter.org
⭕️ How does TRFilter work?

▶️ It recognises and flags harmful Twitter posts
▶️ Choose to hide, mute or save comments
▶️ Block abusive users
▶️ Create reports to share with others

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Mar 8
⭕️ Physical threats
🤳 Online harassment
♀️ Lifelong misogyny

Women reporters now face more danger than ever both online and offline – just for doing their jobs.

On #IWD2022, here are 4⃣ ways the world can help celebrate and protect women journalists. 🧵 #BreakTheBias
1⃣ Tackle abuse

⭕️ Female journalists can experience daily intimidation, virtually and in real life.

From enforcing gender-sensitive policies in the newsroom to legal advice, guides from TRF, @UNESCO, @IWMF and @INSInews could help fight this problem. tmsnrt.rs/3pyZbAY
2️⃣ Support to cover conflict

🇺🇦 The #Ukraine invasion has shown how crucial independent journalism is to fight misinformation.

🗣️ Women reporters are particularly vulnerable on the frontlines.

@pressfreedom share safety information to support them. ⬇️
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Mar 8
♀️ It could now take 135 years for the world to achieve total gender equality, according to @wef.

This is up from 99 years in 2020, as COVID-19 and other crises set global progress back.

How did we get here? Here are 7⃣ shocking facts you need to know on #IWD22.🧵 #BreakTheBias
💼 More women lost their jobs than men during the pandemic.

⏪ The @WEF called this a "she-cession" as it reversed many gains that women had made in the workplace.

⏰ It also means closing the global gender gap will now take an extra 36 years. bit.ly/3tpmGNY
💰 Women are still paid less than men for equal jobs.

🇬🇧 In the UK, women are only paid £92.10 for every £100 men earn.

🇪🇺 The pay gap is almost double that across the EU, with men earning up to 14% more than full-time female employees.
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Nov 6, 2019
Are data rights human rights? How can tech drive economic growth? What can startups do to fight climate change?

We’re at #WebSummit2019 this week, where we’re covering everything from digital rights to inclusive economies

Follow us here for the latest
How can leaders use tech to promote economic prosperity across Europe?

@DoroBaer, a German politician working in digital affairs, and @GPapandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece, take to the stage

#InclusiveEconomies
“We can use technology for public service AND for revolutionising democracy” says @GPapandreou #WebSummit19
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