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Evan Zeller interviews Jay Ashdown about his 2025 Review feature on journalists who cover social justice issues who are frequently subjected to online hate and tech facilitated harassment.

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Jay Ashdown is a final-year journalism student serving as one of our masthead’s Heads of Research. He has worked at Ricochet Media and The Eyeopener, and occasionally dabbles in film critique for Met Radio. Passionate about journalism with a focus on social justice. He believes strong reporting has the power to upend the status quo.

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