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Mar 2023
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Female Journalists Talk About Their Onli...

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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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