# Resources & Reports [**Fighting SLAPPs: What Can Media, Lawyers, and Funders Do?**](https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/fighting-slapps-what-can-media-lawyers-and-funders-do/) **Peter Noorlander, December 15, 2022** Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) pose a global threat to media freedom, targeting journalists and activists to stifle their voices through resource imbalances. This report suggests immediate measures, including mutual insurance, resource pooling, and legal advocacy, to counter SLAPPs. Short-term solutions like pre-publication vetting and innovative lawyering can protect journalists, with support from media development donors crucial in fostering defense coalitions and learning spaces for lawyers. The report emphasizes a context-specific approach, rejecting a one-size-fits-all solution and promoting a tailored package of measures to bolster media outlets against legal harassment. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/policies-and-legislation/slapps-strategic-litigation-against-public-participation/resources-and-reports.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.