Networked Harassment of Journalists in Nigeria: Motivations, Coping Strategies and Solutions

Temple UWALAKA

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-94673-8

Networked Harassment of Journalists in Nigeria: Motivations, Coping Strategies and Solutions

Temple UWALAKA

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Abstract

In many newsrooms around the world, safety issues have become popular
concerns of both journalists and media organisations. Recent attacks against journalists in Nigeria have shown that anti-press violence is exacerbating, as there has been a noticeable shift beyond trolling and other acute online harassment practices to more insidious, chronic, and escalatory forms of violence (e.g., the burning of media houses and the physical assault of journalists). While studies (Holton et al., 2023; Lewis et al., 2021; Marwick, 2021; Uwalaka & Amadi, 2023a) have focused on the online harassment of journalists, many have focused on the gendered aspects of the attacks or the online harassment experience itself (Bombi et al., 2023; Burch et al., 2024; Uwalaka & Amadi, 2023b, 2023c; Zviyita & Mare, 2023).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Navigating Traumain African Journalism,Volume 2
Subtitle of host publication	Primary Trauma, Gendered Dimension andMitigation Mechanisms
Editors	Chikezie Uzuegbunam, Kealeboga Aiseng
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	7
Pages	132.152
Number of pages	20
Volume	1
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031946738
ISBN (Print)	9783031946721
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94673-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2025

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Networked Harassment of Journalists in Nigeria: Motivations, Coping Strategies and Solutions. / UWALAKA, Temple.
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