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The Coalition For Women In Journalism

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November 03, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns harassment faced by Noelle D Lilley

November 03, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ condemns harassment faced by Noelle D Lilley

A video has gone viral where journalist Noelle D Lilley, who works for News 12 was seen being harassed.

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November 03, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Sexual Harassment
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, october, october 2021, Noelle D Lilley, United States, sexual assault, News 12, Sexism, Harassment
October 25, 2021

United States: Liz Habib opens up about exploitation in sports journalism

October 25, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: Liz Habib opens up about exploitation in sports journalism

In a recent given to a US publication, sports journalist Liz Habib opened up about the rampant exploitation in the sports journalism industry.

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October 25, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Gender Discrimination
2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, October, October 2021, Liz Habib, United States, Gender Discrimination, Los Angeles, Work Exploitation, Sexism
October 22, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns Steven Crowder's racist remarks against Betty Yu

October 22, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ condemns Steven Crowder's racist remarks against Betty Yu

Conservative YouTube personality Steven Crowder targeted KPIX 5 reporter Betty Yu in a video published.

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October 22, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Racist Attack
2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, October, October 2021, Betty Yu, United States, Racist attack, Steven Crowder, Asian American Community, CBS
October 04, 2021

United States: CFWIJ supports Azmat Khan's lawsuit against US state offices

October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ supports Azmat Khan's lawsuit against US state offices

RCFP) have sued the Department of Defense, office of US Central Command and US Agency for International Aid (USAID) on behalf of journalist Azmat Khan.

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October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Impeded At Work
press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, October, October 2021, Azmat Khan, US Department of Defense, United States, impeded at work, Rcfp, USAID, US Central Command, Freedom of Information Act, 2021
September 27, 2021

United States: CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Shelley Ross regarding her sexual harassment allegation against Chris Cuomo

September 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Shelley Ross regarding her sexual harassment allegation against Chris Cuomo

In an op-ed published in The New York Times, former TV news producer at ABC and CBS, Shelley Ross recounted the time she was harassed by Chris Cuomo at a party in 2005.

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September 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Sexual Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, Shelley Ross, United States, sexual harassment, ABC, Chris Cuomo, CNN, New York Times, MeToo
September 07, 2021

United States: CFWIJ denounces the harassment of journalist Lyndsey Gough

September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ denounces the harassment of journalist Lyndsey Gough

Sports director for WTOC11, Lyndsey Gough, endured intimidation from random fans and spectators while reporting from the Mercedes Benz Stadium.

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September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Impeded At Work
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, attack, United States, Lyndsey Gough, impeded at work, Mercedes Benz stadium, WTOC11, sports journalist, Atlanta
September 06, 2021

United States: CFWIJ is appalled by the threats faced by Susan Slusser

September 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ is appalled by the threats faced by Susan Slusser

A sportswriter and beat reporter for the San Francisco Giants, Susan Slusser was accosted by a drunk man as she left Oracle Park after the game.

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September 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Intimidation
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, attack, United States, Susan Slusser, Threatened with death, Intimidation, Giants beat reporter, Oracle Park, Baseball match, LA Fans, The Dodgers
September 01, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns the misogynistic rhetoric against journalist Sandi Bachom

September 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
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.

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September 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, August, August 2021, support, Violence, Sandi Bachom, United States, Online Harassment, anti-vax rally, anti-vax supporters, pro-Trump supporters, Scott Presley, online hate speech, misogynistic, misogynistic rhetoric, COVID-19
August 09, 2021

United States-Iran: CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Farnaz Fasihi who was targeted through vicious online trolling

August 09, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States-Iran: CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Farnaz Fasihi who was targeted through vicious online trolling

Journalist Farnaz Fasihi has been on the receiving end of deeply gendered and misogynistic online attacks by Iranian trolls.

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August 09, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Organizational Harassment, Online Harassment, Online Trolling
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Farnaz Fasihi, August, August 2021, Iran, Online Trolling, United States, Organised trolling campaing, New York Times, rape threats, support
July 26, 2021

United States: Racial and misogynistic remarks towards Journalist Brianna Hamblin are harassment which need to be addressed. CFWIJ condemns the incident and extends support

July 26, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: Racial and misogynistic remarks towards Journalist Brianna Hamblin are harassment which need to be addressed. CFWIJ condemns the incident and extends support

Journalist Brianna Hamblin who is associated with Spectrum News 1 was harassed by multiple men while on assignment.

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July 26, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Sexual Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, july, july 2021, CFWIJ, threats, verbal harassment, Sexual Harassment, United States, Brianna Hamblin, Racism, African American, Rochester, Spectrum News 1, Fetishization
July 19, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns escalating hate speech and violence against journalists

July 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ condemns escalating hate speech and violence against journalists

The Guardian reporter Lois Beckett was assaulted by protesters while covering an anti-transgender rally outside a spa in Los Angeles.

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July 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault
2021, press freedom, women journalists, july, july 2021, CFWIJ, threats, Physical Assault, United States, Lois Beckett, anti-transgender rally, attack, Los Angeles, Protest, protestors attack
July 14, 2021

United States/Iran: CFWIJ strongly condemns Iran’s attempt to kidnap journalist and regime critic Masih Alinejad from her Brooklyn home in the U.S.

July 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States/Iran: CFWIJ strongly condemns Iran’s attempt to kidnap journalist and regime critic Masih Alinejad from her Brooklyn home in the U.S.

A prominent Iranian human rights activist and journalist living in New York, Masih Alinejad was the target of an international kidnapping attempt.

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July 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Abduction
2021, press freedom, women journalists, july, july 2021, United States, Masih Alinejad, State Harassment, Abduction, Iranian intelligence, Iranian regime, CFWIJ, FBI, Iranian women journalists, Iran, Kidnapping, kidnap, exile, threats
July 12, 2021

United States: CFWIJ pays tribute to journalist Ayesha K. Faines

July 12, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ pays tribute to journalist Ayesha K. Faines

Influencer and journalist Ayesha K. Faines died suddenly on July 2.

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July 12, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, july, july 2021, United States, Ayesha K. Faines, Death, women love power
July 08, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns the attack on journalist Jennifer Joas and her crew

July 08, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ condemns the attack on journalist Jennifer Joas and her crew

Jennifer Joas, a correspondent for NBC Connecticut, and her cameraman were attacked by an unidentified woman.

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July 08, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
2021, press freedom, women journalists, july, july 2021, Physical Assault, NBC Connecticut, NBC Morning show, Hartford, United States, Jennifer Joas
June 24, 2021

United States: CFWIJ is monitoring the situation under which Ivory Hecker got fired

June 24, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ is monitoring the situation under which Ivory Hecker got fired

Ivory Hecker, Fox 26 correspondent for Houston, was fired after her on-air claim that “her corporate bosses had been muzzling her”.

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June 24, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Expelled
2021, June, June 2021, press freedom, Women Journalists, Onair Claim, United States, Ivory Hecker, Expelled, Project Veritas, Fox 26
June 11, 2021

United States: CFWIJ is concerned over the months-long secret court battle against Barbara Starr by the Trump administration

June 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ is concerned over the months-long secret court battle against Barbara Starr by the Trump administration

The Trump administration’s Department of Justice fought a months-long court battle in order to get hold of CNN’s Pentagon reporter, Barbara Starr’s phone and email records.

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June 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment, Legal Persecution
2021, June, June 2021, Legal harassment, United States, Barbara Starr
June 10, 2021

United States: CFWIJ rebukes right wing conspiracists for targeting Liz Essley Whyte, with online vitriol. demand Infowars to take down her personal information.

June 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ rebukes right wing conspiracists for targeting Liz Essley Whyte, with online vitriol. demand Infowars to take down her personal information.

Journalist Liz Essley Whyte was targeted with conspiracy theorists online due to her extensive coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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June 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment
2021, June, June 2021, United States, Online Harassment, Liz Essley Whyte
May 24, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns the discriminatory decision against Nikole Hannah-Jones

May 24, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ condemns the discriminatory decision against Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones was discriminated against for a tenured position that she was offered at the University of North Carolina.

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May 24, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
2021, May, May 2021, United States, Nikole Hannah-Jones
May 21, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns termination of Emily Wilder caused by the cancel culture

May 21, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ condemns termination of Emily Wilder caused by the cancel culture

Former Arizona Republic writer Emily Wilder was terminated by The Associated Press following criticism regarding her being politically active.

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May 21, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Expelled
2021, May, May 2021, Expelled, United States, Emily Wilder
May 21, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns the unlawful arrest of Ayano Nagaishi and Alison Cutler

May 21, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ condemns the unlawful arrest of Ayano Nagaishi and Alison Cutler

Ayano Nagaishi and Alison Cutler, watchdog reporters associated with The News Leader were arrested on Wednesday, May 19.

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May 21, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Arrest
2021, May, May 2021, United States, Ayano Nagaishi, Alison Cutler
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