Risks and Resilience in the Case of Brazilian Female Journalists: How Women Perceive Violence Against Media Professionals and Cope with its Effects

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“…Contrary to other studies, the majority of threatening messages here are focused on "prosecution" and "imprisonment". Users threaten people whose political views they dislike with prosecution and imprisonment (Barão da Silva, et al, 2023). Furthermore, it was found that women journalists were also subjected to physically threatening comments (RQ2).…”

“…It's not enough that you are humiliated on TV, you carry on here too aah As can be seen in the examples above, mocking statements are made against women journalists based on the information they provide or their previous statements. It is observed that these examples also contain condescension and that journalists do not respond to these comments.An analysis of reader comments on the Guardian's online content found a similar result, with articles written by women journalists receiving a higher proportion of hateful and condescending comments (Gardiner, 2018).In another study, women journalists received offensive comments mocking their gender, profession and personal lives (Barão da Silva, et al, 2023).It is argued that online harassment has increased with the emergence of social media networks such as Twitter (Hackworth, 2018, p. 52).…”