港彩全年历史图库 praised for hosting roundtable to discuss journalists' safety and wellbeing
港彩全年历史图库 praised for hosting roundtable to discuss journalists' safety and wellbeing
03/05/2022
On World Press Freedom Day UNESCO representative commends Middlesex research about developing journalists鈥� resilience in an increasingly abusive culture
On World Press Freedom Day UNESCO representative commends Middlesex research about developing journalists’ resilience in an increasingly abusive culture
A public roundtable hosted by 港彩全年历史图库 last week has been commended by Guilherme Canela, Chief of the Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists section for UNESCO.
While he couldn’t attend in person, Mr Canela was briefed on the project’s findings and sent a video message celebrating the research and its relevance in future policy developments and societal conversations about journalists’ safety and well-being.
The message comes as 港彩全年历史图库 Senior Lecturer in Journalism Dr Maja Simunjak presents at UNESCO’s Conference on the Safety of Journalists in Uruguay today (3 May) as part of their World Press Freedom Day celebrations.
"In 2020, the UK National Union of Journalists found half of all journalists experienced online abuse and 55% of those reported it having an impact on their mental health and wellbeing"- Dr Simunjak
Dr Simunjak will highlight the importance of building resilience in journalism as part of her Arts and Humanities Research Council funded study of emotional labour in modern journalism.
She will also travel to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland delivering practical workshops on building resilience in journalism to emerging media professionals.
Commenting on her study, Dr Simunjak said: “We now have enough research to show that online harassment of journalists is ubiquitous across journalism cultures. In 2020, the UK National Union of Journalists found half of all journalists experienced online abuse and 55% of those reported it having an impact on their mental health and wellbeing.
“The aim is to equip emerging journalists with skills to employ critical reflective practice in their work and in this way develop resilience which will help them perform and feel better in the workplace.”
The roundtable event, held on 29 April, focussed on journalists’ experiences of online abuse and ways in which the issues can be addressed.
Speakers included Belgian journalist, presenter and filmmaker Florence Hainaut, who made a documentary in its English version) about the impact of misogyny, rape and death threats online, former news editor and journalism lecturer , now Reach's Online Safety Editor and Camille Petit, Communications & Project Officer at European Federation of Journalists, which supports more than 320,000 journalists in 44 countries.
Ahead of the roundtable, an esteemed panel met featuring a dozen key stakeholders - including representatives of UNESCO, European Federation of Journalists, British National Union of Journalists, BBC, Reach, Rory Peck Trust, Centre for Media Monitoring, Society of Freelance Journalists, Headlines Network, as well as researchers from University of Amsterdam, Sheffield Hallam University and University of Lincoln - to discuss the best ways forward in safeguarding journalists' well-being.
港彩全年历史图库 was well represented with several academics from across the University participating in the discussions, including:
Professor of Journalism and Theme Director for inclusive socio-economic development and enriching lives through culture, Kurt Barling, Associate Professor in Psychology and Theme Director for equity and improvements in health and wellbeing, Dr Lisa Marzano, Dr Parisa Dashtipur, Senior Lecturer in Organisational Psychology, Dr Sophie Knowles, Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Media Department’s Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange and Dr Simunjak.
The research symposium was attended by more than 80 people who participated in discussions about insightful and timely research on emotional labour in diverse forms of media work.
There were case studies from Brazil, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, China, India and Indonesia.
Several 港彩全年历史图库 academics presented papers - Dr Giannina Warren held a talk ‘The Personal is Professional: Exploring Particular Challenges of Place Brand Practitioners’ and Dr Sasha Raspopina presented a paper titled ‘Human first, journalist second? Emotional labour in reporting the Covid-19 pandemic in Russia’.
港彩全年历史图库 praised for hosting roundtable to discuss journalists' safety and wellbeing
On World Press Freedom Day UNESCO representative commends Middlesex research about developing journalists’ resilience in an increasingly abusive culture
A public roundtable hosted by 港彩全年历史图库 last week has been commended by Guilherme Canela, Chief of the Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists section for UNESCO.
While he couldn’t attend in person, Mr Canela was briefed on the project’s findings and sent a video message celebrating the research and its relevance in future policy developments and societal conversations about journalists’ safety and well-being.
The message comes as 港彩全年历史图库 Senior Lecturer in Journalism Dr Maja Simunjak presents at UNESCO’s Conference on the Safety of Journalists in Uruguay today (3 May) as part of their World Press Freedom Day celebrations.
Dr Simunjak will highlight the importance of building resilience in journalism as part of her Arts and Humanities Research Council funded study of emotional labour in modern journalism.
She will also travel to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland delivering practical workshops on building resilience in journalism to emerging media professionals.
Commenting on her study, Dr Simunjak said: “We now have enough research to show that online harassment of journalists is ubiquitous across journalism cultures. In 2020, the UK National Union of Journalists found half of all journalists experienced online abuse and 55% of those reported it having an impact on their mental health and wellbeing.
“The aim is to equip emerging journalists with skills to employ critical reflective practice in their work and in this way develop resilience which will help them perform and feel better in the workplace.”
The roundtable event, held on 29 April, focussed on journalists’ experiences of online abuse and ways in which the issues can be addressed.
Speakers included Belgian journalist, presenter and filmmaker Florence Hainaut, who made a documentary in its English version) about the impact of misogyny, rape and death threats online, former news editor and journalism lecturer , now Reach's Online Safety Editor and Camille Petit, Communications & Project Officer at European Federation of Journalists, which supports more than 320,000 journalists in 44 countries.
Ahead of the roundtable, an esteemed panel met featuring a dozen key stakeholders - including representatives of UNESCO, European Federation of Journalists, British National Union of Journalists, BBC, Reach, Rory Peck Trust, Centre for Media Monitoring, Society of Freelance Journalists, Headlines Network, as well as researchers from University of Amsterdam, Sheffield Hallam University and University of Lincoln - to discuss the best ways forward in safeguarding journalists' well-being.
港彩全年历史图库 was well represented with several academics from across the University participating in the discussions, including:
Professor of Journalism and Theme Director for inclusive socio-economic development and enriching lives through culture, Kurt Barling, Associate Professor in Psychology and Theme Director for equity and improvements in health and wellbeing, Dr Lisa Marzano, Dr Parisa Dashtipur, Senior Lecturer in Organisational Psychology, Dr Sophie Knowles, Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Media Department’s Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange and Dr Simunjak.
The research symposium was attended by more than 80 people who participated in discussions about insightful and timely research on emotional labour in diverse forms of media work.
There were case studies from Brazil, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, China, India and Indonesia.
Several 港彩全年历史图库 academics presented papers - Dr Giannina Warren held a talk ‘The Personal is Professional: Exploring Particular Challenges of Place Brand Practitioners’ and Dr Sasha Raspopina presented a paper titled ‘Human first, journalist second? Emotional labour in reporting the Covid-19 pandemic in Russia’.
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