Journalists & Online Abuse
How can we better protect the press from online harassment and abuse?
Journalist Safety
New tools are emerging to help keep journalists and their sources safe, but emerging technologies have also exposed journalists to new forms of harassment and abuse. CNTI’s work probes the ways technology can be used to both aid and harm and provides insight into ways the news industry and policymakers can improve journalists’ safety.
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Journalists & Cyber Threats
How can we better ensure the digital security of the press and protect against cyber threats?
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CNTI Newsgeist 2025: Trust, Truth and Innovation in a Shifting Industry
From October 10 to 12, 180 participants gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, for the first CNTI-led Newsgeist.
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Journalists Who Face High Risks Require Better Security Practices to Provide News
In 2024, at least 124 journalists were killed—the deadliest year on record. Press freedom faces escalating threats worldwide, from violence and restrictive laws to online harassment and surveillance, leaving journalists and their sources increasingly vulnerable and under-supported.
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Stories of Success at a High Price: Accountability Journalism in the Largely Autocratic MENA
The ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award that I received in Washington on November 14 in many ways symbolizes my life-long mission to encourage accountability journalism and equip journalists throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with the tools to practice…
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How will Mexico (and the world) sustain journalism in the face of digital and physical security threats to journalists?
One of the things we heard in Mexico City’s convening, as well as elsewhere, is in many cases journalists are working on devices that are four generations old, they are personal devices. How can technology build stronger tools that really…
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The Global Threat to Journalists’ Safety Online and Offline: Lessons from Mexico
A Discussion about Sustaining Journalism in the Face of Security Threats
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What we know about online abuse targeting journalists
A troubling new analysis from the Center for News, Technology, & Innovation (CNTI) offers significant insight into an increase of online abuse targeting journalists. Moderating this abuse is complicated as regulators navigate existing protections in many countries for freedom of…
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Safeguarding the Press as Online Harassment and Abuse Increase
Online abuse and harassment against journalists is on the rise around the world, with serious effects on the journalists and the availability of fact-based news. Read full story
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Journalists Need To Be Protected From Cyber Threats
Digital safety for journalists must be addressed at multiple levels: by governments, technology companies, publishers, and researchers. Progress will require dedication and cooperation.