It’s heavy but necessary work. Since 2019, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has been studying how online violence against women journalists occurs and operates in the help of ultimately coming up with solutions and systems that help prevent escalations that might lead to offline harm.

In 2022, the ICFJ published The Chilling, a report presenting their findings so far, case studies, and more than a hundred practical recommendations for action. Nabeelah Shabbir is one of its two co-authors. She is our guest in a new episode of our podcast Peer-to-Peer.

Before becoming a researcher, Nabeelah worked as journalist for a decade in Rawalpindi, Cologne, Brussels, Paris, London, Oxford and Amsterdam for different news outlets. She has notably reported on climate change for The Guardian, and she and the “Keep it in the Ground” team won a British Journalism Award in 2015.

In this conversation, she shares her thoughts on the evolution of online hate and what we can learn from what journalists like Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa have been through. She also highlights the importance of collaboration and solidarity in the face of online violence.

CONTENT WARNING Mentions of physical attacks and violent threats.

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