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Ressa and Duterte: Is The President Suppressing The Press?
Category: Business
Duration: 00:08:39
Publish Date: 2019-02-17 06:19:00
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A global spotlight has been put on the recent arrest of Maria Ressa, an acclaimed journalist in the Philippines. Ressa is chief executive of Rappler, a news site known to have been critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Because of that, the cyber-libel charges against her have raised questions about government encroachment on media freedom.

We speak to Rappler journalist Gemma B. Mendoza about the significance and implications of Ressa’s arrest.
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