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Reasons leading to be a target of online harassment for Canadian journalists in 2021

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Media climate/accusations of 'fake news'	77%
Media organization for which they work	72%
The angle they took or the way they reported a story	64%
The stories they cover	57%
The changing reputation of journalists	57%
COVID-19/position on vaccination	55%
Political position or ideology	27%
Gender identity	17%
Ethnic or cultural background	13%
Age	11%
Nationality	8%
The geographic area where they work	8%
Sexual identity	8%
Religion	4%
A previous occupation	3%
Factor unknown	2%
Other	6%

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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

Special properties

journalists who experienced online harassment/threats in past year

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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Please identify which of the following factors have been targeted as part of the online harassment you experienced. Select all that apply."

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According to a survey of Canadian journalists and media workers, more than half of those surveyed reported being targeted for online harassment. The main reason, that was given by 77 percent of those who reported online harassment, is the climate around accusations of 'fake news' concerning the media. 72 percent stated it was the media organization for which they work, while 64 percent mentioned the way they reported a story. 55 percent mentioned their COVID-19 position or position on vaccination. 27 percent mentioned their political position or ideology. In terms of personal attributes, 17 percent mentioned gender identity, 13 percent their ethnic or cultural background, 11 percent their age, eight percent their age or sexual identity, and four percent mentioned their religious background.