Tag: Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa, Rey Santos Jr convicted of cyber libel in Philippines
By Lian Buan in Manila
Rappler chief executive and executive editor Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos have been convicted today...
Frontline snaps up Ramona Diaz’s powerful doco A Thousand Cuts
Award-winning Filipino-American filmmaker Ramona Diaz takes viewers to the Philippines where the free press has been under siege since President Rodrigo #Duterte took office...
Rappler publisher Maria Ressa raps Duterte for ‘security’ violations
Pacific Media Watch
Rappler publisher and chief editor Maria Ressa was critical today of the Philippines administration under President Rodrigo Duterte for its focus on...
NZ should learn from Pacific on media freedom issues, says PMC...
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The head of an Auckland-based Pacific media watchdog says New Zealand “takes media freedom for granted” and could learn a lot...
Rappler editor Maria Ressa arrested in Manila over anti-dummy law
Maria Ressa goes with arresting Pasig police officers to post bail. Video: Rappler
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested...
Timorese journalists protest outside Philippine embassy over Ressa arrest
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Timor-Leste Press Union has protested in front of the Philippine Embassy in the capital Dili in solidarity with indicted Journalist...
RSF condemns ‘tax evasion’ charge used to harass Philippine website
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders has condemned the tax evasion charges that the Philippine Department of Justice is bringing against the independent news...
Rappler links Duterte 2016 campaign to Philippine fake news ‘ecosystem’
By Christine O. Avendaño in Manila
News website Rappler has found millions of false social media accounts spreading fake news linked originally to the 2016...
UN critics join global outrage over Duterte’s Rappler ‘free press’ attack
Rappler’s CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa says that the Philippine government spends a lot of effort to turn journalism into a crime which...