Violence Against Media Personas: A Comparative Study of Women Journalists in Pakistan and England

Gender is a critical tool for studying power dynamics within various organisations. The primary objective of this study is to examine how gender-targeted assault against females has increased in the profession of journalism. Below is a comprehensive picture of the extent of dangerous situations to which many women working in news media of England and Pakistan were subjected to. This research presents the insidious coercion endured by female journalists and considers how these incidents affect their ability to conduct their work on a professional level in the media industries of each country. It is important to note that the objective of this study is not to assess the number of women journalists who experienced these incidents, but rather to gauge the nature and frequency of these types of violations. The research is drawn from feminist theory, specifically, social feminist perspectives comprising discrimination of various levels in workplace with regards to gender. The data is collected using quantitative survey research techniques through purposive sampling utilising the snowball approach. Questionnaires were distributed amongst 50 women journalists from Pakistan and England. This research emphasises the consequences of psychological, verbal, technological, physical and sexual abuse as experienced by female media correspondents. The outcomes highlighted the cumulative proportions of incidents of various forms of violence experienced by these women

e-Violencia contra las mujeres en política. Aproximación bibliométrica a un ámbito de estudio en proceso de definición

Internet y las redes sociales se han consolidado como principales espacios de interacción y socialización. Sin embargo, su uso reproduce relaciones de poder y patrones patriarcales, amplificados por el anonimato y la desinhibición que caracterizan a estos medios. Estas desigualdades se hacen particularmente evidentes en la política, donde las mujeres líderes y representantes se enfrentan desafíos adicionales para el ejercicio de sus funciones. Aunque la investigación en comunicación política digital ha crecido notablemente en la última década, el estudio de la violencia contra las mujeres no ha tenido una proyección similar. El presente artículo efectúa aproximación a la investigación sobre la violencia contra las mujeres en política, con particular atención al medio digital. Para ello se ha efectuado un análisis bibliométrico de las contribuciones sobre este ámbito registradas en Web of Science (61 documentos), su evolución en el tiempo, principales áreas de conocimiento desde las que se aborda (y cita), así como autoría, plataformas de difusión y textos de referencia. Se concluye que el estudio violencia contra las mujeres en política se sitúa en una etapa incipiente de desarrollo, especialmente en lo que respecta a las e-violencias, aunque se aprecia un importante impulso en su desarrollo en los últimos tres años

Vindication, virtue and vitriol: A study of online engagement and abuse toward British MPs during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 has given rise to a lot of malicious content online, including hate speech, online abuse, and misinformation. British MPs have also received abuse and hate on social media during this time. To understand and contextualise the level of abuse MPs receive, we consider how ministers use social media to communicate about the pandemic, and the citizen engagement that this generates. The focus of the paper is on a large-scale, mixed-methods study of abusive and antagonistic responses to UK politicians on Twitter, during the pandemic from early February to late May 2020. We find that pressing subjects such as financial concerns attract high levels of engagement, but not necessarily abusive dialogue. Rather, criticising authorities appears to attract higher levels of abuse during this period of the pandemic. In addition, communicating about subjects like racism and inequality may result in accusations of virtue signalling or pandering by some users. This work contributes to the wider understanding of abusive language online, in particular that which is directed at public officials