"Amid growing threats to journalists around the world, this study examines the nature of repression, harassment and attacks on full-time employed journalists and freelance writers in Eswatini. Given that harassment ranges from doxing, surveillance, religious prejudice, threats to harm family members ... and young children, the study will be guided by the following research questions: (1) What is the nature of abuse, repression and attacks faced by journalists? (2) What are the challenges that journalists, both male and female, face in the journalism profession in these two countries? and (3) What measures or steps, if any, are journalists taking to curb the harassment that they face? We use Eswatini as a case study due to the continued nature of harassment that journalists face when they report on corruption or when their reportage are deemed critical of those in power. For Eswatini, the last monarch in Africa has had a lasting reputation of suppressing journalists’ right to freedom of expression and of press, with impunity. The study will make use of semi-structured interviews with journalists from these two countries. Theoretically, we make use of Nerone’s typology of anti-press violence to understand the nature of harassment faced by journalists from the two countries." (Abstract) more

"This chapter discusses the safety measures that newsrooms should adopt to help fight various forms of harassment. The chapter comes against the background of previous studies having found that newsrooms are ill-prepared to address different forms of harassment. As a result, journalists are left wit ... h the burden of fighting threats on their own. This chapter outlines possible measures that newsrooms, government institutions, and media-related civil society organisations can possibly implement to help fight online and offline forms of harassment. Some of the possible solutions that have been put forward by this chapter include the setting up of the legal department within the newsrooms to help swiftly address cases of harassment and the need for an open and daily discussion on harassment so that victims can feel comfortable coming up in the open. Governments and civil society organisations should formulate harassment policies that newsrooms to be implemented by newsrooms." (Abstract) more

"Environmental journalism has passed through a plethora of iterations—from a reporting that was science-oriented to a reporting for popular publications focusing on the green. This qualitative study looks at the political economy of environmental journalism in South Africa. The study seeks to unde ... rstand the rationale of environmental journalism funded by corporate organizations in South Africa. The study solicited for opinions from journalists who have been funded by various corporate organizations to cover social responsibility environmental initiatives. The study also gestures the use of environmental journalism to positively impact attitudes, raise awareness and play the advocacy role." (Abstract) more