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”.
A Review on the Safety of Journalists in Turkey: A Victims' Rights Perspective
This study argues that bridging the fields of journalism safety and victimology would benefit journalists. Therefore, a critical analysis of reports on journalism safety, opponent journalists’ social media posts, and related news was performed in order to discuss the possibility and advantages of bridging this gap to help journalists deal with victimisation.
Main Findings
The findings demonstrate the acceptance of journalists as a new subject for victims’ rights might activate new mechanisms of protection for them. This means searching for new rights can contribute to their physical, mental, and moral recovery.- Research focuses:
- Physical, Psychological, Digital, Financial, Legal
- Methods used in research:
- Qualitative content analysis
- Countries of research focus:
- Turkey