6.11b How do the characteristics, dynamics, and impacts of abuse, harassment, and threats experienced by journalists in the UK differ between online and offline environments?

Background

This section contains questions driven to protect the foundations of public interest reporting in the UK. Questions aim to establish robust methods for measuring media freedom consistently, and evaluate the impact of current and potential future support mechanisms for journalists to carry on reporting.

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