(Freetown: 2nd November, 2025). The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) joins the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL), and other organizations across the world to observe the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ today, Sunday, 2 November 2025, on the theme “Chat GBV: Raising Awareness on AI-facilitated Gender-Based Violence against Women Journalists.”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly transformed information ecosystems globally, offering new opportunities for journalism, media innovation, and public engagement. However, it has also expanded the tools and scale of online harassment, discrimination, and threats—particularly against women journalists. In Sierra Leone, where the media sector is still strengthening in terms of digital literacy, institutional protection, and gender mainstreaming, this emerging threat presents serious implications for press freedom, women’s participation in media, and democracy.
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