The Assault on Journalism
Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression
Ulla Carlsson & Reeta Pöyhtäri (eds.)
This publication is the result of collaboration between the UNESCO Chair at the University of Gothenburg, UNESCO, IAMCR and a range of other partners.
The book was launched during a special academic session held alongside UNESCO’s observance of World Press Freedom Day, in Jakarta, May 13-14.
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Ulla Carlsson , Reeta Pöyhtäri
Words of Introduction
THE STATUS OF SAFETY OF JOURNALISTS. KEY ARTICLES
Simon Cottle
Journalist Killings and the Responsibility to Report
Guy Berger
Why the World Became Concerned with Journalistic Safety, and Why the Issue Will Continue to Attract Attention
Silvia Chocarro Marcesse
The United Nations’ Role in Promoting the Safety of Journalists from 1945 to 2016
Berit von der Lippe , Rune Ottosen
Gendering War and Peace Journalism. New challenges for media research
Thomas Hanitzsch
Collaboration Is the Future. Doing research in the network era
THE WAY FORWARD
- Reflection, Reconsideration, Collaboration
Elisabeth Eide
A Country without Mercy. Afghan journalists caught in crossfires
Pradip Ninan Thomas
The Cost of Truth Telling in India. Reporting in the context of intolerance
Ramon R. Tuazon , Paz H. Diaz , Therese Patricia C. San Diego
Philippine and Global Research on News Media Safety. Crossing disciplines, bridging gaps
Reeta Pöyhtäri
UNESCO’s Research Agenda on the Safety of Journalists. Call for new academic research initiatives
Jackie Harrison
Setting a New Research Agenda. The establishment of a journalism safety research network
Magda Abu-Fadil
Journalism Schools Must Include Safety Courses in Curricula
- How to Measure Safety of Journalists
Katharine Sarikakis
Assaults against Journalists. We see the tip of the iceberg
Sara Torsner
Measuring Journalism Safety. Methodological challenges
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Ari Heinonen
Introduction. Explorations in an Emerging Research Field
- Threats and Violence against Journalists, and Its Effects
Syed Irfan Ashraf , Lisa Brooten
Tribal Journalists under Fire. Threats, impunity and decision making in reporting on conflict in Pakistan
Umaru A. Pate , Hamza Idris
How Journalists Survived to Report. Professionalism and risk management in the reporting of terror groups and violent extremism in North East Nigeria
Lilian Ngusuur Unaegbu
Safety Concerns in the Nigerian Media. What gender dynamics?
Anthony Feinstein , Bennis Pavisian
The Psychological Wellbeing of Iranian Journalists
Roy Krøvel
Violence against Indigenous Journalists in Colombia and Latin America
Kirsten Sparre
The Dangers of Sports Journalism
CURRENT RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Marilyn Clark , Anna Grech
Unwarranted Interference, Fear and Self-censorship among Journalists in Council of Europe Member States
Sriram Arulchelvan
Internal Threats and Safety of Journalists. A study from India
Fay Anderson
Australian News Photographers, Safety and Trauma
Trond Idås , Klas Backholm
Risk and Resilience among Journalists Covering Potentially Traumatic Events
- Protection of Journalists and Sources
Stig A. Nohrstedt , Rune Ottosen
What’s Wrong with War Journalism? Why and how legal aspects of conflicts need better reporting
Leire Iturregui Mardaras , María José Cantalapiedra González , Leire Moure Peñín
Embedded Journalism and Its Implications in the Field.
Mariateresa Garrido Villareal
The Protection of Citizen Journalists during Armed Conflicts. A legal approach
Bora Ataman and Barış Çoban
How Safe Is It? Being an activist citizen journalist in Turkey
Judith Lohner , Sandra Banjac
A Story Bigger than Your Life? The safety challenges of journalists reporting on democratization conflicts
Sallie Hughes , Mireya Márquez-Ramírez
How Unsafe Contexts and Overlapping Risks Influence Journalism Practice. Evidence from a survey of Mexican journalists
CURRENT RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Giovanna Dell’Orto
Foreign Correspondents and Local Journalists. A key newsgathering partnership, for safety and for the global public good
Sadia Jamil
Freedom under Pressure. Threats to journalists’ safety in Pakistan
Olunifesi Adekunle Suraj , Olawale Olaleye
Digital Safety among Nigerian Journalists. Knowledge, attitudes and practice
The Authors
REPUBLICATION OF :
Time to Break the Cycle of Violence against Journalists. Highlights from the UNESCO Director-General’s 2016 Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity. UNESCO, Paris, 2016
Appendix
- UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
- UNESCO: Towards a Research Agenda on the Safety of Journalists