As their presence in the blogosphere increases, female bloggers are facing increased threats. Women are targets of sexual harassment and other threats, which are often of a more explicit and malicious nature than those against men.
Read the article in The Washington Post.
Threats Grow Against Female Bloggers
May 2, 2007 · 2 Comments
Categories: In the News · Media · Press Freedom · Women · journalism
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Tiffany Brooks // May 2, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Unfortunately, I am not surprised that this is happening. The internet has enhanced communication and blogging is just one of the results. But the internet has also created a way for disturbed individuals to lash out in a way that they wouldn’t publicly. They can hide behind aliases and say whatever they want. Increased sexism is just one of the issues. I hope this doesn’t discourage other female bloggers from making their voices heard. Keep your information private but please, keep speaking out.
Whitney Keyes // June 25, 2007 at 7:29 pm
I’m a female blogger on the Seattle PI newspaper site and co-host and producer of a new TV Talk show for women on the web called http://www.WhitneyandWyatt.com. By putting our names and faces and opinions out there on the web in an effort to give other women a voice in the media, my business partner and I know we are taking a risk. I completely agree with the other commenter that we all need to try to keep speaking up and sharing ideas and opinions.