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#MeToo has changed the media landscape, but in Australia there is still much to be done

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posted on 2024-11-14, 20:07 authored by Bianca Fileborn, Rachel Loney-HowesRachel Loney-Howes, Sophie Hindes
Emerging in October 2017 in response to allegations of sexual assault perpetrated by Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, #MeToo highlighted the potential for traditional and social media to work together to generate global interest in gender-based violence. Within 24 hours, survivors around the world had used the hashtag 12 million times.

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Fileborn, B., Loney-Howes, R. E. & Hindes, S. (2019). #MeToo has changed the media landscape, but in Australia there is still much to be done. The Conversation, Mrach 8 1-6.

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The Conversation

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Mrach 8

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1-6

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English

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133789

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