Online and digital attacks.
The number of attacks taking place online and digitally has increased over the last year, from 14,0% in 2020 to 16.8% in 2021. They occurred in 23 countries and affected a total of 154 media companies, journalists, family members, and journalistic sources. Slovenia , with 13 cases, was the most affected country within the period, followed by Turkey (12, Serbia (10, and the United Kingdom (10. The re‐ spective alerts for all attacks performed online and digitally in the year 2021 in MFRR countries can be viewed here. An increasing number of threats sent via email, on social media, or websites were reported as awareness around this issue grew. Journalists’ and media freedom or ganisations have been warning of the mental health consequences of such threats on media professionals who may feel isolated, at risk, or defenceless in the face of such violent events. The MFRR identified a large majority of the cases (85 as harassment and psychological abuse . This ranges from threaten...
