UNESCO is the lead UN Agency for promoting freedom of expression and safety of journalists as part of its mandate to “promote the free flow of ideas by word and image”.
Josef Seethaler
Dr. / Research Group Leader "Media, Politics & Democracy" at Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC)
Safety of journalists online hate speech smear campaigns SLAPPs working conditions of journalism whistle-blowers' protection
My research is concerned with threats to the physical and digital safety but also to the legal and social security of journalists in Austria & measures and practices to tackle these threats or even better: to prevent them. This research is carried out for the "Media Pluralism Monitor", published annually by the European Commission.
Definition of journalists' safety
Journalists' safety encompasses physical and digital safety but also legal and social security (including being free from political and economic pressure).- Research focuses:
- Physical, Digital, Financial, Legal
- Methods used in research:
- Interviews, Surveys
- Countries of research focus:
- Austria
