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United States: CFWIJ Condemns Harassment Faced By Noelle D Lilley

A video has gone viral in which a male passerby can be seen harassing News 12 journalist Noelle D Lilley as she reports from the streets of New York. Noelle took to Twitter to express her discomfort and rage at the incident and received support from her colleagues. Several women journalists shared that they have faced similar incidents, shedding light on how prevelant sexual harassment of women journalists in the field is.

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United States: CFWIJ Condemns The Misogynistic Rhetoric Against Journalist Sandi Bachom

Journalist Sandi Bachom was targeted with hate speech after sharing her criticism about the anti-Covid-19 vaccination on social media. An anti-vaccine supporter sent her a hateful email questioning her profession and insulted the journalist with misogynistic messages. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed by the hate speech against Sandi. We stand in solidarity with Sandi on this matter and demand a prudent approach to journalists working in perverse conditions during the pandemic.

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United States: CFWIJ Condemns Tucker Carlson’s Repeated Attempts To Downplay The Harassment Women Journalists Face.

Tucker Carlson attempted to underplay the violence that women journalists face by targeting The New York Times reporter, Taylor Lorenz. The day after the International Women’s Day, Loren took to twitter to urge her audience to believe women who come forward with allegations of sexual harassment, citing the emotional toll such experiences has taken on her.

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United States: CFWIJ Condemns Governor Cuomo And His Team For The Constant Harass That Investigative Journalist Lindsay Nielsen Faced

Investigative journalist Lindsay Nielsen revealed that she faced threats and damaging harassment by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration. Later, the journalist decided to leave News10, giving the fact that the attacks she faced were one of the reasons for leaving her job. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed by these vicious attacks against Lindsay. We stand with her and appreciate the journalist’s dedicated work and effort by the time she came across mistreatment from the governor’s team.

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United States: CFWIJ Members Jane Ferguson And Nicholas Kristof Presented With Aurora Humanitarian Journalism Award

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is thrilled that our global mentor Jane Ferguson and Board of Advisors member Nicholas Kristof will be presented with the inaugural Aurora Humanitarian Journalism Award today on October 19, 2020, during the first event of the “Gratitude in Action” series planned to mark Aurora’s fifth anniversary. The “Gratitude in Action” is a series of charity events aimed to increase the impact of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.Through the funds of this inaugural event Aurora will donate a special grant to the Committee to Protect Journalists in order to amplify the work of CPJ in promoting press freedom worldwide. The event will be broadcasted in auroraprize.com.

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United States: NY1 Executive And Charter Communications Is Facing Another Sexual Assault And Gender Based Discrimination Case

Spectrum News NY1 managed by Charter Communications was under a notorious spotlight last year following allegations of sexist and ageist remarks towards senior female reporters of the channel. A new lawsuit filed by former NY1 senior producer, Karin Garfin points to “incessant sexual harassment” along with regular rude remarks about older female staff members at NY1.

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