November 2 is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. —Unsplash
WHEN journalists are vilified online for doing their job, the damage extends beyond the individual. It corrodes public debate, deters independent reporting, and weakens democracy.
Across Western Europe, the pattern is clear: coordinated waves of digital abuse, aimed mainly at women and minority journalists, with almost total impunity for the perpetrators.
