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PM responds to open letter urging federal action on threats against, harassment of media

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Aug. 31, 2022, says 'the ongoing online hate and harassment campaigns targeting journalists—and the profession of journalism as a whole—are unacceptable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

September 12, 2022

Following a dramatic uptick in online harassment of female journalists in recent months, including some who received death and rape threats, 48 news organizations signed an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for action. A week later, on Sept. 7, the pri...

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