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#MeToo, Sexual Harassment and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms
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Abstract This article, through conducting a study of the sexual harassment (SH) of media workers, investigates the extent and types of SH experienced by the editorial staff of Norwegian newsrooms at the time the #MeToo campaign arrived in Norway, and what effects such experiences have on journalists’ profess... view more
This article, through conducting a study of the sexual harassment (SH) of media workers, investigates the extent and types of SH experienced by the editorial staff of Norwegian newsrooms at the time the #MeToo campaign arrived in Norway, and what effects such experiences have on journalists’ professional lives. We are also interested in what Norwegian media houses are doing to address these challenges. The leading research question consists of three interrelated parts: To what extent are journalists exposed to SH? What coping strategies do they use? How can newsrooms be better prepared to fight SH, from the perspective of the safety of journalists? A mixed methods approach, which combines findings from a quantitative questionnaire with qualitative in-depth interviews, was used to answer these questions. The findings show that female, young, and temporary media workers are significantly more frequently targeted than others and that those who had experienced SH handled the situation using avoiding strategies to a significantly greater extent than those who had only been exposed to unwanted attention experiences. The findings feed into a discussion of what strategies media houses can use to be better prepared in the fight against SH.... view less
Keywords
broadcaster; journalist; woman; sexual harassment; coping behavior; avoidance behavior; Norway
Classification
Social Problems
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
newsrooms
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 57-67
Journal
Media and Communication, 8 (2020) 1
Issue topic
Rethinking Safety of Journalists
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed