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Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner

Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US

The Guardian - UK

Nobel Winner Ressa Tells AFP 'Dangerous Times' Ahead After Meta Ends US Fact-checking

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warned Wednesday of "extremely dangerous times ahead" in an interview with AFP after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram.

International Business Times

Philippines court voids order to shut down independent news site Rappler

Outlet, which was hit with order during Rodrigo Duterte administration, hails ruling after ‘eight years of harassment’

The Guardian - UK

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Philippine Appeals Court Reverses Order To Shut Down News Outlet

Philippine court overturns shutdown order on critical news outlet Rappler, a victory for press freedom.

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Philippine court orders regulator to restore licence of news site Rappler

Rappler calls decision to overturn shutdown order ‘vindication after a tortuous eight years of harassment’.

Al Jazeera

Nobel peace prize 2023: award for Iranian women's rights protester highlights fight against declining democracy around the world

One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly, Narges Mohammadi sat down in her prison cell to write a letter to the country’s women. She promised: “We shall not back down until the moment of victory, meaning the…

The Conversation

‘Strengthens resolve despite harassment’: Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa acquitted again

Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler have been acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court.

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Nobel-winning Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is acquitted in tax evasion case

Maria Ressa said the charges against her were politically motivated as Rappler was critical of Duterte's brutal crackdown on illegal drugs that left thousands of mostly petty drug suspects dead.

WEKU

Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion though she faces 2 more legal cases

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been acquitted of a final tax evasion charge though she still faces two remaining legal cases she believes the former Philippine president used to muzzle her critical reporting

The Independent UK

In a media landscape of fake news, who can you trust?

There’s misinformation and a miasma of mistrust hovering over the media all around the world. Is the truth still out there?

Crikey

Nobel laureate Maria Ressa says research by Oxford institute can be used against reporters

Exclusive: methodology used by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism risks undermining media in global south, says Ressa

The Guardian - UK

Journalist Maria Ressa Fights on for Press Freedom

Philippine investigative journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa warns how disinformation campaigns are eroding democracy at home — and globally.

The News Lens

The threats astroturfing has on the media's future

Without relying on the media to put them in good light, politicians are finding ways to influence people through digital astroturfing.

360info

Philippine police officer jailed for killing teens in ‘drug war’

Ex-officer found guilty of murdering two teenagers aged 14 and 19, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Al Jazeera

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Press freedom deteriorates in South-East Asia as despots crush dissent

Fearless journalism is losing its voice in the region as state censorship and dictators close media outlets and threaten and often jail their staff.

Bangkok Post

Crusading journo Maria Ressa hails victory for 'truth'

MANILA: Philippine Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion, among several charges the crusading journalist has long maintained are politically motivated, calling the ruling a victory for “truth”.

WEKU

Nobel winner Maria Ressa and her online news outlet are cleared of tax evasion

The Nobel Peace Prize winner and her news company were cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among many legal cases used by ex-Philippine President Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting.

Newslaundry

‘Truth wins. Justice wins’: Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion

A court in the Philippines today acquitted journalist Maria Ressa and her news website Rappler of tax evasion.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Truth wins’: Maria Ressa, Philippine Nobel prize winner, acquitted of tax evasion charges

Founder of news outlet Rappler says charges were politically motivated and that this was a win ‘for every Filipino who has ever been unjustly accused’

The Independent UK

Nobel winner Maria Ressa, news outlet cleared of tax evasion

A Philippine tax court has cleared Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company of tax evasion charges she said were part of a slew of legal cases used by former President Rodrigo Duterte to muzzle critical reporting

Al Jazeera

Philippines’s Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion

Appellate tax court clears Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa of all four charges of tax evasion filed against her.

Reuters

Nobel laureate Ressa cleared in Philippine tax case, cheers win for justice

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted by a court of tax evasion charges on Wednesday, in a ruling that media watchdogs and human rights groups described as a win for press freedom and rule of law.

WEKU

Maria Ressa's 'How to Stand Up to a Dictator' is a memoir and manifesto

In 2013, Ressa laid out her forward-looking vision for the future of public service journalism to me. Her book traces a humbling, harrowing journey from social media advocate to democracy defender.

The Guardian - UK

How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa review – tales of a moral giant

With this important memoir cum manifesto, the Nobel peace prize-winning journalist who took on Facebook and the murderous Duterte regime in the Philippines exposes the abuse of power

The Guardian - UK

How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa review – facing down despots

The Nobel winner on her fight for the truth in the Philippines

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