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.Future plans for research on journalists' safety
1. predictors of external influence on journalists. 2. influence of institutions to protect journalists from external influence.- Research focuses:
- Physical, Psychological, Digital, Legal, Financial
- Methods used in research:
- Surveys, Quantitative content analysis
- Countries of research focus:
- Switzerland
Areas interested in collaborating with NGOs
digital hostility/threats/external interferenceAreas interested in collaborating with other researchers
digital hostility/threats/external interference
Studies by Lea Stahel
Female journalists under attack? Explaining gender differences in reactions to audiences’ attacks
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Constantin Schoen