Online attacks on Kenyan journalists: what makes audiences join in, push back or stay silent

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Kevin C. Mudavadi, Bingbing Zhang, Gregory Gondwe and Shitemi Khamadi

The conversation

09/27/2026

DOI: 10.64628/AAJ.khvx7c7hk

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Whether the public rallies to defend journalists can depend on whether audiences believe they deserve that support.

Journalism

Sexual Harassment

Kenya

Press freedom

News media

Online harassment

Female journalists

death threats

trust in news

Title: Subtitle: Online attacks on Kenyan journalists: what makes audiences join in, push back or stay silent
Creators: Kevin C. Mudavadi - Georgia State University
Bingbing Zhang - University of Iowa, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Gregory Gondwe - University of Alabama
Shitemi Khamadi - Indiana University Bloomington
Resource Type: Magazine article
Publication Details: The conversation
DOI: 10.64628/AAJ.khvx7c7hk
Language: English
Date published: 09/27/2026
Academic Unit: Center for Social Science Innovation; School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Record Identifier: 9985236978802771

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