Female Journalists Talk About Their Online Trolls

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Sima Kotecha and Marianna Spring in conversation. In a special edition of Newscast, some of the women who regularly report on this podcast reveal the online abuse they get as female journalists. Laura, Sima and Marianna discuss the shocking messages they've been sent, how they deal with them, and whether speaking out about trolls makes any difference. Also, Dr Julie Posetti, from the International Centre for Journalists, explains what can be done to tackle this issue. Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Cat Farnsworth. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.8	Hello, a slightly different episode of newscast today because I'm talking to three of my female
0:09.6	colleagues about the abuse they get online when they're going about their jobs.
0:15.1	One of them is a really old friend who's coming back.
0:18.5	One of them is the BBC's Information Correspondent, Marianna Spring, who actually is her job
0:23.6	to talk about this stuff.
0:25.2	And I think it's worth us all listening to this conversation because it has implications
0:29.0	for how we all live our lives in 2023.
0:32.6	And that's all on this episode of newscast.
0:34.7	Newscast.
0:35.7	Newscast from the BBC.
0:36.7	He got trounced by the former Prime Minister who herself got beaten by a lettuce.
0:41.5	At least I didn't slap anybody which is good.
0:43.8	Rean economy.
0:44.8	La, blah, blah.
0:45.8	It's the Guardian reading.
0:47.8	Tofu eating.
0:48.8	Woe paratti.
0:49.8	I'm actually very right-wing.
0:50.8	You do come up with the most remarkable twaddle.
0:53.2	Today I feel gay.
0:54.9	The Prime Minister is not under a desk.
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