Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Online attacks on Kenyan journalists: what makes audiences join in, push back or stay silent

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par Kevin Mudavadi, Assistant Professor, Georgia State University
Bingbing Zhang, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa
Gregory Gondwe, Assistant Professor - University of Alabama & Harvard BKC Faculty Associate, University of Alabama; California State University, San Bernardino; Harvard University
Shitemi Khamadi, PhD Student, Indiana University

Online harassment targeting journalists has escalated into a global crisis. Across digital public spheres, it threatens press freedom and individual safety.

In Kenya, this hostility often unfolds on social media platforms like X and Facebook, where journalists covering politically sensitive events face coordinated attacks. For instance, following critical coverage of state policies or public protests,…

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