'For too long women in journalism have been subjected to online harm'

The editor of the Manchester Evening News has put their name to a letter which today, International Women’s Day, was sent to police leaders and ministers responsible for the safety of journalists.

The letter calls for a change to the police response to online violence, stating: “The chilling effect of online violence - likely to get worse as we head towards elections - stifles press freedom and creates spaces for disinformation to thrive; it also risks making journalism less diverse at a time it needs more than ever to be representative.”

Seven police forces in England and Wales, who are known to have handled online reports of online threats and harassment targeting journalists since January 2022, were sent Freedom of Information Requests. Five were rejected on the basis that it would take too long and cost too much to check, because the fact the victim was a journalist had been recorded in a variety of ways even though the crime was tied to their occupation.

This prevents the data being reported back to police and the government, stopping a formal record of crimes conducted against journalists in connection to their work being created. This is despite evidence from the industry showing the frequency of these crimes are increasing.

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