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Trolls have been doing damage for decades. Traditional newsrooms still need to do more.
I’m glad that The Washington Post’s Editorial Board is recognizing the intimidation, harassment, and damage that has been done especially toward female journalists in our industry. But notably absent from this opinion is any institutional responsibility to defend colleagues and allies; instead, it blames Twitter for the abuses.
Yes, Twitter and every platform should do better. But the buck stops with newsrooms, which ought to stand up for their reporters against bad faith attacks from all directions.
This problem is unlikely to be solved by tech companies. Journalists deserve to be protected by the media companies that publish their hard work.
Opinion | More and more, trolls and haters attack female journalists
[Washington Post]
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