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October 4, 2022: Everyone in the digital age is a public figure. Your credibility is also determined by how you are treated by others online. How do you protect yourself or even young bloggers and users of social media online from negative interactions, reputation damage and abuse? Kellee Marlow of the Spark podcast, interviewed Dr. Michelle Ferrier, founder of TrollBusters.com, a just-in-time rescue service for female writers and journalists experiencing online harassment as well as cyber awareness for the younger generation who are growing up online.
https://www.spark-conversations.com/episode-80-trolling-michelle-ferrier
Dr. Michelle Ferrier Elected President, IAWRT-International
Dr. Michelle Ferrier Elected President of IAWRT-International, a professional nonprofit organization for women journalists with chapters and members around the globe. Ferrier’s two-year term will focus on gender-based violence against journalists and developing a resilient network for women journalists and their stories. READ MORE>>> https://yoursosteam.wordpress.com/iawrt-international-votes-in-new-board-dr-michelle-ferrier-elected-president/
Dr. Michelle Ferrier Nominated for IAWRT President 2022
Voting by all chapter members of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television will take place online from September 28 through October 4, 2022. Ferrier is running unopposed for the two-year term as president of the organization of women journalists and media workers.
LINK: https://iawrt.org/nominations-for-the-iawrt-international-board-2022/
$120K State Department Grant Launches Media Innovation Program
August 30, 2022
LINK: https://yoursosteam.wordpress.com/120k-u-s-state-department-grant-launches-media-innovation-program/
INTERVIEW 2 MAY 2022: The Digital Public Interest Collective of the University of Waterloo conducted this interview with Dr. Michelle Ferrier of TrollBusters on “Tech Facilitated Violence and Digital Harms.” Take a listen>>>https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dm3RjyuCccfe7acKnKeTO?go=1&sp_cid=9e646bbc119e0695db4b289bec470a51&t=698&nd=1
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Generation Zeitgeist: From User to Creator
Our digital and school-based curriculum guides teens from the infrastructure of the interwebs to netiquette and digital harms. Our posters provide step-by-step guides to navigating the web safely. Developed for the Rural Digital Youth Resilience Project, Dr. Michelle Ferrier designed and worked with a graphic recorder to create the unique learning tools.
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Online abuse has short- and long-term effects on freedom of the press. Online abuse may result in emotional and physical stress and financial harms. Since 2015, we’ve been supporting journalists in staying safe online and off.
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