Oct 8, 2021l, Rappler.com Manila, Philippines They win ‘for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace’ Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 on Friday, October 8, in an unprecedented recognition of journalism’s role in today’s…
Sep 15, 2021, Manny Mogato It was like a Pearl Harbor experience. Bombs dropped on a Sunday night as I was deeply sleeping. Unlike the December 1941 sneaky Japanese raid, there was no physical destruction, only that I was virtually incapacitated. Upon waking up on Monday morning, I realized that Facebook had banned me from liking,…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer / May 07, 2021 National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose stirred up a massive hornet’s nest among the public and his fellow writers when, in his May 3, 2021 column in another daily, he baldly declared: “It may turn out that for all his vulgar language, Rodrigo Roa Duterte may…
May 3, 2021, Audrey Azoulay, Maria A. Ressa , Gwen Lister ‘Being able to access information is not enough; we must also be able to assess it critically’ This year, World Press Freedom Day comes at a difficult time, characterized by ongoing attacks on journalists, the viral spread of false information online, and the weakening…