‘Journos vulnerable to sexual violence’

Local journalists are vulnerable to sexual violence and sexual misconduct, a recent survey has found, even as they work to raise public awareness about the proliferation of incidences of sexual violence in the country.

A study published in January by the Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI Jakarta) revealed that 25 out of the 34 female and male journalists surveyed said they had experienced sexual violence or misconduct while carrying out their jobs.