We Battle for Facts
For her relentless fight for press freedom and human rights in the Philippines, Rappler’s senior journalist Maria Ressa has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. She continues to challenge President Rodrigo Duterte’s repressive regime.
Mahardika Satria Hadi
October 18, 2021
MARIA Ressa was speaking at a webinar on the future of independent media in Southeast Asia on October 8, when she received a call. On the other end of the line was Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee informing Rappler’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and former Executive Editor that the latter had won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Ressa shared the prize with Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of Russian independent
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