“Our research findings also suggest that women journalists are significantly more likely to tailor their social media strategies for anticipated online harassment based on past experiences with online abuse.”
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When I left the television industry to pursue my doctorate, I decided to dedicate my research agenda to understanding and analyzing the lived experiences of women journalists. I wanted not only to know how gender impacted journalists’ jobs, but to look for ways to help balance out the gendered inequities that run so rampant in the media industry, and have done so for decades.
Women in our study experienced unwanted sexual messages, threats of sexual violence, and repeated uncomfortable contact from social media users. One of the journalists we interviewed, Amy,* said, “I mean, my inbox and my messages are flooded with weirdos.” Another journalist, Sarah, echoed this point, saying, “I watch out about certain posts. It definitely is unfortunate, but it’s always in the back of your mind.
One of our interviewees, a broadcaster named Tiffany, said, “I don’t want them to look at me like a piece of meat, really. I know what kind of comments I will be getting. I tried to stay away from certain types of posts that will get certain types of attention.” Beth said, “I deliberately try not to interact with my audience too much, which is, like, not what you’re supposed to do. But I feel like if I engage too much, I’ll just spur an unwelcomed conversation.
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