Apartments and rentals in the UK: UK: One third of journalists practice self-censorship out of fear for their safety

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Nearly half of respondents admitted that security concerns influenced their willingness to report on certain events. As the newspaper noted, journalists are modifying or refraining from reporting on right-wing protests, the administration of US President Donald Trump and transgender people due to growing concerns about personal safety.

The Guardian warned that such practices limit public debate. As the daily noted, in many editorial offices, the threats journalists face have come to be treated as an inevitable part of working in conditions of growing political polarization.

Media representatives were expected to have a "thick skin", it was emphasized. The study also showed an increase in abuses against journalists, especially on the Internet.

In turn, journalists drew attention to the risks associated with covering anti-immigration protests - both while participating in the demonstrations and after publishing materials about them. The growing role of the so-called citizen journalists who - despite having no journalistic education - reach a wide audience via the Internet.

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