TY - JOUR
T1 - Digital Scarlet Letter on Journalists
T2 - Weaponized Harassment Against Journalists in South Korea
AU - Park, Ahran
AU - Lee, Na Yeon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This article seeks to contribute to the existing research on journalist harassment by examining the experiences of Korean journalists who have faced online harassment. While extensive research has been conducted on this issue, there is a need for comparative studies to understand the unique patterns and underlying causes in different nations. The objectives of this article are to explore the experiences of Korean journalists subjected to online harassment, identify the factors they perceive as triggers for such harassment, understand the impacts it has on them, and examine their coping strategies with such incidents. One of the key findings of this research is the significant stress caused by specific shaming websites that aim to insult and discredit targeted journalists. Additionally, this study delves into the impact of online harassment on journalists’ self-censorship practice, where they may avoid covering controversial issues or skew their coverage towards less sensitive perspectives.
AB - This article seeks to contribute to the existing research on journalist harassment by examining the experiences of Korean journalists who have faced online harassment. While extensive research has been conducted on this issue, there is a need for comparative studies to understand the unique patterns and underlying causes in different nations. The objectives of this article are to explore the experiences of Korean journalists subjected to online harassment, identify the factors they perceive as triggers for such harassment, understand the impacts it has on them, and examine their coping strategies with such incidents. One of the key findings of this research is the significant stress caused by specific shaming websites that aim to insult and discredit targeted journalists. Additionally, this study delves into the impact of online harassment on journalists’ self-censorship practice, where they may avoid covering controversial issues or skew their coverage towards less sensitive perspectives.
KW - Journalist harassment
KW - digital harassment
KW - gender-based harassment
KW - newsroom culture
KW - self-censorship
KW - shaming websites
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U2 - 10.1080/17512786.2023.2250758
DO - 10.1080/17512786.2023.2250758
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85168865291
SN - 1751-2786
VL - 18
SP - 319
EP - 336
JO - Journalism Practice
JF - Journalism Practice
IS - 2
ER -