The University of Liverpool is one of the top UK universities, member of the prestigious Russell Group of 24 leading UK universities.

The Worlds of Journalism Study is a cross-national collaborative project assessing the state of journalism in the world through representative surveys with journalists.

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”.

Lea Stahel

Phd, Postdoctoral student and senior assistant at Department of Sociology, University of Zurich

digital hostility external interference Coping strategies minorities gender prominence

I research and teach in the field of digital sociology. One focus is on digital and non-digital (e.g. economic, legal) external influences on journalists in Switzerland. I am interested in predictors of influence (e.g., prominence, minority groups) and consequences on journalistic work (e.g., avoidance, emotional stress). I have investigated this in two surveys (2017 and 2021).

Definition of journalists' safety

I understand this to mean that journalists do not experience any interference with their journalistic autonomy that is perceived as illegitimate, and if they do, they are protected accordingly.