Platforms where online harassment occur for journalists Canada

More than half of Canadian media workers experienced online harassment in 2021. More than half (58 percent) stated that they had experienced harassment through their professional emails. 47 percent said that they were targeted on their professional Twitter account, while 34 percent stated they were attacked on the comment section of an online news article. 26 percent also reported being targeted on their professional Facebook account. The harassment was not exclusive to professional accounts, as 23 percent stated that their were targeted on their personal Facebook account, while 22 percent were targeted on their personal Twitter account.

Types of platform on which Canadian journalists experienced online harassment in 2021

Characteristic	Share of journalists
Professional email	58%
Professional Twitter account	47%
Comment section on online news article	34%
Professional Facebook account	26%
Personal Facebook account	23%
Personal Twitter account	22%
Personal email	10%
Personal Instagram account	9%
Professional Instagram account	7%
Other messaging platforms	6%
Text message (SMS)	5%
Other	9%

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

September 27 to October 13 2021

Number of respondents

703 respondents

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journalists and media workers who experienced online harassment/threats in past year (

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Did the online harassment you experienced in the past 12 months occur on any of the following platforms? Please select all that apply."

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