Reference: “Laws Protecting Journalists from Online Harassment” (Full Text Report From Law Library of Congress)
The report linked to below was recently made available online by the Law Library of Congress.
From the Report:
Attacks against journalists appear to be on the rise recently in countries around the world. These include attacks allegedly directed by governments or politicians, as well as by individuals displeased with their own media coverage or generally with the press. The widespread use of social media has facilitated harassment of journalists in online settings by a variety of means, including by disseminating threats and disinformation, stalking, and broadcasting private or personally identifiable information about targeted journalists (doxing).
This report is composed of a survey of relevant international law instruments and activities directed at protection against online threats and harassment of journalists, as well as individual surveys for 11 countries.
- Comparative Summary
- International Law
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- England and Wales
- Finland
- France
- Israel
- Japan
- Singapore
- Spain
- Turkey
Direct to Full Text Report (HTML)
Direct to Full Text Report (PDF)
108 pages; PDF.
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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