It Does Become Personal
Lessons From a News Organisation’s #Metoo Campaign
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12909785 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Hollings (0000-0003-2935-9298, Massey University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-239 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-09 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2020.1712223 |
| OpenAlex | W3000554476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
This paper reports on a #metoo campaign by a mainstream news organisation. The campaign generated a high number of disclosures from survivors and was notable for its adoption of a survivor-led approach, in its efforts to minimise potential harm to survivors. It offers lessons for reporting on #metoo issues, including the best practice for dealing with survivors, campaign management and ultimately the implications for shifting editorial news values. Journalists demonstrated a heightened awareness of source subjectivity and were able to reconcile this with traditional journalistic norms
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |