Journalist Safety and Self-Censorship

<p>This book explores the relationship between the safety of journalists and self-censorship practices around the world including local case studies and regional and international perspectives. </p><p>Bringing together scholars and practitioners from around the globe<i> Journalist Safety and Self-Censorship</i> provides new and updated insights into patterns of self-censorship and free speech focusing on a variety of factors that affect these issues including surveillance legislation threats violent conflict gender-related stereotypes digitisation and social media. The contributions examine topics such as trauma risk and self-censorship among journalists in different regions of the world including Central America Estonia Turkey Uganda and Pakistan. The book also provides conceptual clarity to the notion of journalist self-censorship and explores the question of how self-censorship may be studied empirically.</p><p>Combining both theoretical and practical knowledge this collection serves as a much-needed resource for any academic student of journalism practicing journalist or NGO working on issues of journalism safety free speech and censorship.</p>