Journalism and Safety

This volume presents key international research on journalism and safety with a focus on conceptual, global, and transnational approaches, as well as conflict, challenges, and consequences for democracy. This book comprises of a handpicked collection of cutting-edge research articles authored by distinguished international scholars.

Oscar Westlund (PhD) is Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway, where he co-leads the OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Group. He holds a secondary appointment at University of Gothenburg and is the Editor-in-Chief of Digital Journalism. He specializes in digital journalism, fact-checking, platforms, epistemology, media management, news consumption, and, mobile media. Roy Krøvel (PhD) is Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway, where he co-leads the OsloMet Media, War and Conflict Research Group with Professor Orgeret. He holds a secondary appointment at the Sami University in Kautokeino, Norway, and is the co-organizer of the annual Safety of Journalists conference in Oslo. He specializes in the safety of journalists, investigative and data journalism, the uses of AI in journalism, Indigenous Journalism, and war and peace journalism. Kristin Skare Orgeret (Dr.Art) is Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway, where she co-leads the research group MEKK (Media, War and Conflict) and organizes annual international conferences on the safety of journalists. She leads the international research project DD-MAC on the role of digital media in ongoing violent conflicts. She has published extensively within the field of journalism in conflict situations, global journalism and power relations, and media and gender.

Introduction to the practice and state of journalism amid dangerous times 1. Conceptual, Global and Transnational Approaches 1. Conceptualizing Journalists' Safety around the Globe 2. Mob Censorship: Online Harassment of US Journalists in Times of Digital Hate and Populism 3. Stronger and Safer Together: Motivations for and Challenges of (Trans)National Collaboration in Investigative Reporting in Latin America 4. 'Lockdown' on Digital Journalism? Mapping Threats to Press Freedom during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis 5. Determinants of Journalists' Autonomy and Safety: Evidence from the Worlds of Journalism Study 6. Moving Barriers to Investigative Journalism in Latin America in Times of Instability and Professional Innovation 7. Promoting Newsafety from the Exile: The Emergence of New Journalistic Roles in Diaspora Journalists' Networks 2. Conflict, Challenges and Consequences for Democracy 8. Reality on the Ground: Exploring News Production Practices by Syrian Journalists in Times of Conflict 9. Reporting Conflict from Afar: Journalists, Social Media, Communication Technologies, and War 10. Harassment's Toll on Democracy: The Effects of Harassment Towards US Journalists 11. Human Security as a Conceptual Framework: The Case of Palestinian Journalists 12. The Monitored Watchdogs: Journalists' Surveillance and its Repercussions for their Professional and Personal Lives in Pakistan 13. Medium-Specific Threats for Journalists: Examples from Philippines, Afghanistan and Venezuela 14. From State Repression to Fear of non-state Actors: Examining Emerging Threats of Journalism Practice in Ethiopia 15. Coping with the Murder: The Impact of Ján Kuciak's Assassination on Slovak Investigative Journalists