July 20, 2026
Replacing a Culture of Silence with a Culture of Accountability: Why Safe Newsrooms Matter for Democracy
Replacing a Culture of Silence with a Culture of Accountability: Why Safe Newsrooms Matter for Democracy
Violence is not the greatest challenge. Normalising violence is.
Nearly eight in ten women journalists in the region (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina) have experienced some form of gender-based violence during their careers. The most troubling aspect of sexual and gender-based harassment in the media is not that it happens. The real problem is that it has become so commonplace that it is often dismissed as part of the job.
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