We speak to two freelance journalists about how to handle and navigate negative feedback, criticism and online abuse.
Jess Evans, fashion journalist, lecturer and founder of the Freelance Sessions talks about how to deal with negativity whilst JR Moores discusses how a band review sparked a Twitter spat with unexpected consequences.
Please note this was recorded on March 2nd 2021.
The guests
Jessica Hope Evans @jesshopeevans
Instagram @thefreelancesessions
Website https://freelancemasterclass.wixsite.com/website
JR Moores @spinal_bap
Website https://jrmoores.contently.com/
New book Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music from 1968 to the Present, published by Reaktion Books, September 2021 http://www.reaktionbooks.co.uk/
Resources
Lily’s experience of below the line comments on Hold the Front Page
https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2014/news/weeklies-cutting-corners-in-rush-to-publish-on-web/
JR’s review that ended up on a T-shirt https://thequietus.com/articles/28899-idles-ultra-mono-review
Dan Lucas’s review on Drowned in Sound https://drownedinsound.com/releases/17684/reviews/4146495
Recent survey for The International Centre for Journalists documenting online attacks on women information https://www.icfj.org/news/online-attacks-women-journalists-leading-real-world-violence-new-research-shows and report https://www.icfj.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/UNESCO%20Online%20Violence%20Against%20Women%20Journalists%20-%20A%20Global%20Snapshot%20Dec9pm.pdf
Courtney Tenz presentation on online harassment at Berlin Media Convention 2019 https://courtneytenz.com/2019/06/17/for-your-viewing-pleasure-my-speech-on-online-harassment-from-the-media-convention-berlin-2019-dick-pics-death-threats/
Nadine White, HuffPost reporter attacked by Government minister after asking questions about the Covid-19 vaccination campaign https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kemi-badenoch-nadine-white-press-freedom_uk_601853ccc5b622df90f5df60
Jen Williams Manchester Evening News journalist targeted by the...
