6.11c What impact does abuse, harassment, threats and violence towards journalists have on recruitment and retention into this workforce, and the diversity of this workforce?

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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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