We can’t become desensitized to hate, harassment, and threats

Sharing instances of hate can be controversial as a journalist. To repeat it might give it more oxygen, but to ignore it means we are implicitly asking the journalists who receive such messages to endure them silently, and alone. 
The rhetoric coming from those who wish to target journalists for doing their jobs is becoming more brazen. 
With new threats being sent to women and racialized journalists with increasing frequency, it’s easy to scroll past. The news cycle moves on, but the harassment, hatred, and threats of violence against our journalistic colleagues continues. Meanwhile, the rhetoric co...

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