Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It might be useful for us to hear first-hand about some of the challenges for media reporting in Ukraine.

I will touch on some of the issues regarding digital threats. Colleagues have spoken a lot about the challenges we see in conflict zones but there are also digital threats. As much as we as politicians see it, there are rising threats of violence online against journalists. This is not only in conflict zones; it is happening in countries, including Ireland. How do we protect the very important role that journalists have in the new digital environment? Journalists have a vital role in combating misinformation and disinformation. Increasingly for all of us, this is an uphill struggle. I will ask Mr. Dawson first and then I will ask some of our other witnesses to outline some of these challenges and what we can do to address them.