Team TrollBusters is at the #WorldPressFreedomDay conference attending this session where experts such as @quinnmck, @silviachocarro, @intlawninja and more will be discussing the protection of journalists from a feminist lens. Read below for excerpts from the @article19org event: 
Moderator @quinnmck introduces the panelists and @silviachocarro presents some recommendations for the safety of women journalists.
Brazilian Journalist Jéssica Moreira shares the challenges of black women reporters. Many of their voices were not heard, stereotypes held them back - so they created their own platforms to share content. But they still face problems in securing funding and other supports.
27% of the women in Brazil are black, they should be able to see themselves represented in the media. She then shares that there is a political and economic crisis in the country and women suffer the most. Black women especially are subjected to more violence.
She then mentions how black women journalists are assassinated and no action is taken to investigate the incidents or punish the perpetrators.
Kenya's Topister Gwanga Juma shares that now it is election season in the country. Women and especially journalists are being targeted. They are worried about gender-based violence, sexual harassment, threats. Women journalists are also being killed!
She shares that there is a one-year old women's network in Mombasa. Through this network journalists highlight stories of their communities together and try to hold people in power accountable. Such groups can be particularly helpful to women media professionals.
Laurel Miranda is from Mexico, the most dangerous country in the world for journalists and the queer community there is also under attack. It is not easy to cover gender issues there, after Brazil it has the highest rate of femicide.
For transgender journalists stereotypes still exist. It is important to talk to society at large about the challenges of the queer community. In Mexico and Latin America, under the excuse of "human rights" there is a lot of hate speech.
Sometimes Laurel Miranda's stories were recalled due to the pressure that some "progressive" groups put on publications. Some of this hate speech towards the trans community comes from within the trans community.
Sara Hossain from Bangladesh speaks about the impunity for crimes against journalists. Feminist journalists face a lot of harassment when they share stories about the challenges of women.
In addition to social discrimination, the political context is also important for women journalists. She mentions how high profile and vocal journalists come under attack from groups along with institutions meant to protect them. They face a lot of trolling and attacks offline.
"We don't have laws in place that are protective of journalists"- Sara Hossain, Barrister from Bangladesh. Many media houses don't even have sexual harassment guidelines! Women journalists also lack legal and administrative protections.
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