Early warning system to fight violence against women journalists
An early warning system to detect, predict and prevent online violence against women journalists is being developed by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and computer scientists at the University of Sheffield in the UK. ICFJ says that its research over the past two years “has illuminated a horrendous and growing problem of online violence against women journalists”.
The project is led by ICFJ deputy vice president for global research, Dr. Julie Posetti. It will be based on five cases of online violence against women journalists in India, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico and South Africa. Through those case studies, researchers will identify key indicators and metrics that often signal the escalation of brutal digital attacks.
“Ultimately, we plan to develop open-source digital tools to detect, monitor and alert key responders to high-risk cases, and – we hope – keep digital attacks from escalating to attacks in the physical realm. This important project is funded by the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office”, the organization said in a blog post.
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