There is alarming evidence that online attacks on women journalists can lead to ‘real world’ violence.
![Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa speaks to the media after pleading not guilty to tax evasion charges, in Rappler's office in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines on July 22, 2020 [File: Reuters/Eloisa Lopez]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-07-22T040635Z_8313793_RC24YH9H3F6S_RTRMADP_3_PHILIPPINES-MEDIA.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Dr Julie Posetti is Global Director of Research at the International Center for Journalists, where she leads the UNESCO-commissioned online violence project.
There is alarming evidence that online attacks on women journalists can lead to ‘real world’ violence.
![Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa speaks to the media after pleading not guilty to tax evasion charges, in Rappler's office in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines on July 22, 2020 [File: Reuters/Eloisa Lopez]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-07-22T040635Z_8313793_RC24YH9H3F6S_RTRMADP_3_PHILIPPINES-MEDIA.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)