I’ve been a journalist for a loooong time. But the level of abuse in the past year is off the charts. Does it matter? Yes, I think it does.

My column today for the Sunday Star Times.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300776395/abuse-of-journalists-shows-how-ugly-our-civil-discourse-has-become

Abuse of journalists shows how ugly our civil discourse has become

OPINION: "The sooner you die the better!" is just one of many vile messages that landed in Paula Penfold's inbox over the past 12 months.

Stuff
@paulapenfold Is it isolated to journalists, or is society worse across the board than it used to be?
@joshoconnorchen judging by the abuse directed at politicians, academics, etc, I think the latter.