EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TECHNOLOGY facilitated gender-based violence (TGBV) has become the new weapon of choice in the online space. It is being used by an array of individuals and is being inflicted particularly viciously and consistently against women journalists. Technology-facilitated GBV includes a variety of actions, such as stalking, bullying, sexual harassment, defamation, hate speech, and exploitation. This form of violence may also manifest in the physical world, with victims enduring a combination of online and offline abuse, encompassing sexual and psychological harm. However, scholarly research often focuses on singular incidents, neglecting the aggregate impact of repeated acts of violence. Therefore it is important to understand how TGBV is manifesting in society, the frequency of incidents and who is behind the attacks. willpower from media stakeholders and policymakers, who should, in turn, continually use the aspirations articulated in numerous regional and international instruments and protocols as guiding documents — more specifically, the recently introduced ACHPR Resolution 522 on the Protection of Women Against Digital Violence to ground their work. As a media freedom advocacy organisation the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) which has chapters in the region intends to play a pivotal role in effectively mitigating against this insidious behaviour. To play that crucial role, MISA must first acquire a comprehensive understanding of the awareness and prevalence of online violence against journalists, particularly women, in Southern Africa. Therefore, in By connecting these components, we can perceive the profound impact of this intensifying issue on the human rights on the media sector health and women journalists specifically. Such violence endangers the safety and well-being of individuals and has detrimental effects on freedom of expression of targeted communities. This calls for the development of more rigorous and coordinated strategies to stem this growing menace at a national, continental and global level. It also needs sustained 5 2022, MISA initiated its long-term strategy by executing an online survey. This survey targeted media professionals within the Southern African region to gather data on the utilisation of online platforms, the nature of attacks, and their effects on female journalists. The aim is to: Establish a baseline measuring the impact; for Use the findings to develop future advocacy actions; Develop effective measures to protect female journalists from digital violence; Develop various tools to curb the rate of technology facilitated gender based violence; and Guide media stakeholders in defining and monitoring online violence against journalists.