Press freedom in a time of COVID-19 with Maria Ressa

Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith

English - May 25, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB
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Maria Ressa is a highly-regarded journalist and author in the Philippines. As an outspoken critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte she was arrested on multiple occasions for critical reporting on the government. Maria is one of the journalists included in the Time's Person of the Year 2018, and in 2019, she received a Tribute honour from the Canadian Journalism Foundation for "her powerful defence of truth in the face of daunting obstacles, including threats to her life”.

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