In a speech at the annual Foreign Press Association Awards, the Queen condemned the abuse and harassment of female journalists, as well as disinformation, and praised the vital role that journalists play in combatting these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In her address, the Queen said: “I have also had the opportunity to visit a significant number of newsrooms and have seen how tough your work is. Particularly, if I dare say so, for women, who, despite the many hurdles they have faced, have been among the bravest reporters of all. From trailblazers like Martha Gelhorn and Christiane Amanpour, to those such as Marie Colvin (an FPA Journalist of the Year) and Daphne Caruana Galizia, who have so tragically paid with their lives, their courage was matched only by their conviction that the truth matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Perhaps this has never been more evident than in our digital age, where disinformation runs rife and where female journalists are increasingly targeted on social media.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Queen also praised the work of journalists in highlighting domestic and sexual abuse: “As the late great Dame Ann Leslie wrote, it is among the sacred duties of journalists to \u2018face the glacier in the cupboard and to expose its coldness and cruelty to the bright, clear and humanising light of day.\u2019 That is what she, and all of you, do. This is especially true in one area of your work for which I should particularly like to thank you: raising awareness of domestic and sexual abuse against women in every part of the globe.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n