Overview

• Fernando Belzunce’s book was unveiled at Madrid’s Espacio Fundación Telefónica with journalist Ana Pastor introducing the event to a full audience.
• Compiled over three years, the collection features voices such as Maria Ressa, Martin Baron and Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexiévich, alongside reporters from conflict and authoritarian contexts.
• Accounts detail organized, well‑funded online abuse campaigns designed to silence independent reporting, including hundreds of thousands of coordinated attacks targeting Ressa.
• Testimonies underscore that women journalists face disproportionately sexualized harassment and violence, highlighted by the experience of Colombia’s Jineth Bedoya.
• Belzunce argues opaque social‑media algorithms accelerate lies over verified reporting and urges defenses such as reaffirming verification and pursuing sustainable digital subscriptions.