Nov 06, 2017 maria ressa really said that rapplers coverage of rodrigo dutertes campaign helped get him elected. Mar 11, 2018 maria ressa is in a highly politicised battle with president rodrigo duterte, a battle for the survival of her news website rappler hannah ellispetersen in manila sun 11 mar 2018 23. Maria ressa, ceo of social news site rappler has gone too far. The rappler faces serious threats from both president dutertes government and from facebook, which has failed to stifle the army of trolls spreading misinformation and harassment campaigns against. Journalist and duterte critic maria ressa posts bail after arrest in philippines ressa, who runs rappler, is being charged with cyber libel. May 16, 2018 maria ressa 86 was born in the philippines, immigrated with her parents to the united states in 1973, and returned to the country of her birth on a fulbright scholarship after college. Maria ressa on reporting in hell of rodrigo dutertes philippines. To criticize duterte in public, inhale courage and exhale. Maria ressa on reporting in hell of rodrigo dutertes. She spent nearly 20 years working as cnns lead investigative reporter in southeast asia before setting up the social news network rappler in her homeland. Ze werkte nog vijf jaar voor cnn en schreef haar eerste boek over al qaeda in.
The day the article appeared, salvador panelo, dutertes spokesman. Nprs ailsa chang talks with filipino journalist maria ressa and documentary filmmaker ramona diaz about president rodrigo duterte and. Dutertes china ties, allegations of corruption, and the. The adobo chronicles, washington bureau this is not fake news. If not for maria ressa and rapplers vilification campaign against president duterte and the philippines, and her success in getting foreign media entities to portray her as a heroine of press freedom, her journalism career would have crashed years ago. Maria ressa has been named a time magazine person of the year, one of several journalist guardians in the war on truth. One of the most prominent and highly respected journalists in the philippines, maria ressa became a household name after she attracted the attention of president rodrigo duterte, the man behind the brutal drug war of the archipelago. Most alarming to me, as a filipinaamerican writer, is the recent and unjust arrest of maria ressa. Maria ressa c, the ceo and editor of online portal rappler, speaks during a protest on press freedom along with fellow journalists in manila on jan. Why the philippines rodrigo duterte hates america the. Then, as 2018 came to a close, she gathered with a group of colleagues in new york citys times square to launch the annual ball drop. Maria ressa, editor of a popular news site in the philippines, has incurred president duterte and his supporters wrath by investigating his extrajudicial killing campaign.
Maria ressa, journalist critical of duterte, is arrested again in. Ressa was included in time s person of the year 2018 as one of a collection of journalists from around the. Former abscbn news chief and now rappler ceo maria ressa admitted she became emotional during the launch of her new book 10 days, 10 years. Ressa worked as a bureau chief for cnn from 1985 to 2005 as a bureau chief in both the philippines and jakarta. The woman taking on duterte in a press freedom fight in. The statement of maria ressa came a few hours after her controversial interview with msnbc wherein she attacked once again the duterte admin by accusing pres.
Police arrested her wednesday at the news websites. Manila, philippines president rodrigo duterte sits down with rappler executive editor maria ressa for a oneonone interview in the malacanang palace on thursday, december 29. One of the most wellregarded journalists in the world, maria ressa has made a powerful enemy in president duterte hannah ellispetersen southeast asia correspondent tue 23 jul 2019 02. Journalist maria ressa is ceo of rappler, a news site in the philippines, where she fearlessly reports on the brutal realities of president. In an interview with maria ressa of rappler in october 2015, even before he started running for president, duterte stressed that his dimensions in life were with the left. By joshua berlinger, cnn cnn maria ressa, a highprofile philippine journalist and vocal critic of the countrys president, was arrested wednesday in connection with cyber libel charges against rappler, the news site she oversees. Maria ressa made some claims during an interview, likened the philippines into a war zone due to the alleged killings which resulted from the governments war. Mj reyes burns maria ressa on twitter for accusing facebook. Philippine journalist maria ressa talks facebook, truth on. Maria ressa breaks silence on ces drilon kidnapping. Laurio used the pinoy ako blog to come to her defense. Interview with maria ressa on dual citizenship petition march 2, 2019 pol pinoy 1 comment singapore the adobo chronicles, singapore bureau an online petition on is asking the philippine department of justice to revoke the reacquired citizenship of rappler ceo maria ressa because of alleged violation of her oath of.
In whitakers very first statement in his introduction to his interview, he says, for more than 30 years, filipino journalist maria ressa has risked her life in war zones. She proclaimed this to the entire world at an awards dinner sponsored by the national democratic institute held in washington, d. By the end of 2019, he will have appointed 12 of the 15 justices. Jan 19, 2018 maria ressa, the veteran journalist who runs rappler, has long been a target of such warfare. Inside the philippines prison that sparked dutertes. In 2018 the government revoked rappler s licence and arrested its chief editor, maria ressa, on libel charges. Maria ressa reacts on dutertes statement over rappler fully. Author professionalheckler posted on pmpmon, 15 jan 2018 21.
Ted mcdonnel burns maria ressa, belies rappler ceos claims. Duterte has a particular vendetta against the online outlet rappler, a site headquartered in greater manila and known for its scathing critiques of the drug war. She is the author of two books concerning the rise of terrorism in southeast asia. Duterte removed supreme court justice maria lourdes sereno in a questionable judicial maneuver. Maria ressa, the veteran journalist who runs rappler, has long been a target of such warfare. Journalist maria ressa is ceo of rappler, a news site in the philippines, where she fearlessly reports on the brutal realities of president dutertes infamous war on drugs, which has left. Dec 07, 2017 for the next two hours, duterte, under bright lights, sat in a white leather chair as ressa lobbed questions that had been crowdsourced on facebook, the cosponsor of the forum. President rodrigo duterte takes legal action to shut down the countrys biggest broadcaster. Get to know who maria ressa, the most controversial and talked about journalist in the philippines and the future that awaits her. Finally, rappler chief executive officer maria ressa revealed so starkly her delusions, the absurd extent her humongous lies about our country and the duterte administration. These legal acrobatics show how far the government will go to silence journalists, including the pettiness of forcing me to spend the night in jail, she added. Abscbn, owned by one of the philippines richest families, has been target of duterte disdain since. Nadat duterte rappler aanviel in zijn presidentiele jaarrede van 2017. Maria ressa interviews philippine president rodrigo duterte on october 26, 2015.
Dt the outrage from filipino netizens forced abc news. Rather than own up to her failure to build a credible news media organisation that could compete in the free market of ideas, she, instead, takes it upon herself to appoint facebook as the new gatekeeper to information and then proceed to accuse the social media giant for failing to moderate its greed and step up. Speaking from the headquarters of news website rappler on wednesday before she was taken away by four plainclothes officers, maria ressa said she was not intimidated. Ressa is a filipinoamerican journalist and author, best known for cofounding rappler as its chief executive officer.
Filipino journalist maria ressas work exposing government corruption and the misdeeds of the powerful has put her on a collision course with. Ressa was formally arrested on wednesday, jj disini, one of her lawyers, told cnn, adding that she would head to night court. Maria ressa is in a highly politicised battle with president rodrigo duterte, a battle for the survival of her news website rappler hannah ellispetersen in manila sun 11 mar 2018 23. That move sums up another bad side of duterte, according to bien. Many people have come to know her from time magazines person of the year 2018, wherein she was included among a group of journalists from all over the world known as the guardians, who are fighting the war on truth. Jul 17, 2019 duterte has a particular vendetta against the online outlet rappler, a site headquartered in greater manila and known for its scathing critiques of the drug war.
Rappler ceo and executive editor maria ressa gestures during an interview at their office in metropolitan manila, philippines in january 2018. President, thank you so much for speaking with us again. Maria ressa really said that rapplers coverage of rodrigo dutertes campaign helped get him elected. The truth about ressa and her vilification of duterte the. Prominent rights lawyer amal clooney has said she will join the legal team defending philippine journalist maria ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with president rodrigo duterte. Webonly interview with maria ressa, founder, ceo and executive editor of rappler, an acclaimed philippine news website. Oct 28, 2012 former abscbn news chief and now rappler ceo maria ressa admitted she became emotional during the launch of her new book 10 days, 10 years. Ted mcdonnel burns maria ressa, belies rappler ceos. The people power revolution was overthrowing the countrys longserving authoritarian leader, ferdinand marcos. Amal clooney to join legal team of philippine journalist.
She previously spent nearly two decades working as a lead investigative reporter in southeast asia for cnn. Rappler ceo maria ressa criticises government attack, calls for respect for freedom of press. Maria ressa on president dutertes infamous war on drugs pbs. The popular awardwinning photojournalist and book author, ted mcdonnel belied all the statement of maria ressa about the philippines, particularly president rody dutertes war on drgs.
The outrage from filipino netizens forced abc news australia to take down the fake newsfilled interview of maria ressa. Despite two recent arrests, filipina journalist maria ressa. How duterte used facebook to fuel the philippine drug war. After ressa reported, in a detailed threepart series, how president duterte s campaign used facebook and online trolls to attack critics and spread falsehoods, maria ressa herself became a target. Maria ressa reacts on dutertes statement over rappler.
Dec 07, 2016 maria ressa, founder of the filipino social news site rappler, has investigated the machine built by the duterte campaign. The woman taking on duterte in a press freedom fight in the. Google, facebook, and the crisis of news and democracy. Sep 18, 2019 maria ressa, the awardwinning reporter and cofounder of philippine news site rappler, ended last year on a high note. Maria ressa wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encycl. Consider the popular online news website rappler, published by veteran filipino journalist maria ressa since 2012. Rodrigo rody roa duterte is also known as digong, is a filipino politician and jurist who is the 16th and current president of the philippines, he is the first mindanaoan to. In recent months, maria ressa has been arrested twice by the philippines. Maria ressa 86 was born in the philippines, immigrated with her parents to the united states in 1973, and returned to the country of her birth on a fulbright scholarship after college. In december, she was one of several journalists honoured by time as person of the year. A thousand cuts documentary tracks disinformation in dutertes. Maria ressa, the awardwinning reporter and cofounder of philippine news site rappler, ended last year on a high note. A look at the cyber libel charge vs rappler, maria ressa. In an interview with dw, maria ressa, awardwinning journalist and founder of news site rappler, spoke about the continued political bullying.
Rappler president maria ressa has blackened the countrys image in the world with her barefaced lie that president duterte has attacked press freedom by ordering her online news website closed. Life, the news, and maria ressa by doreen yu dead link maria ressa invited to author a book on the asian terrorism threat. An awardwinning journalist who heads up an online news site that has been critical of president rodrigo duterte was arrested today. Today, ressa claims, a number of dutertes government agencies have either cut off rapplers access or filed legal cases against the media company. Have you faced anything that you were not expecting when you took office. The journalist maria ressa, center, was detained shortly after. Duterte was the only candidate who took it seriously, she says of the. Watch cnbcs full interview with berkshire hathaway ceo. Duterte of using trolls to silence the critics of the president. The truth about ressa and her vilification of duterte.
Maria ressa, editor of a popular news site in the philippines, has. One of the most wellregarded journalists in the world, maria ressa has. Truly, this is already an old issue but he warned the company for it is a violation based on the 1987 constitution. Dec 30, 2016 president rodrigo duterte sits down with rappler executive editor maria ressa for a oneonone interview in malacanan palace on 29 december 2016. Despite two recent arrests, filipina journalist maria. Jul 18, 2019 get to know who maria ressa, the most controversial and talked about journalist in the philippines and the future that awaits her. Head of news site that criticised president duterte is.
Mj reyes burns maria ressa on twitter for accusing. Ressa is a filipino journalist and author, best known for cofounding rappler as its chief executive officer. President, it has been almost a year since your inauguration. Maria ressa, founder of the filipino social news site rappler, has investigated the machine built by the duterte campaign. For the next two hours, duterte, under bright lights, sat in a white leather chair as ressa lobbed questions that had been crowdsourced on facebook, the cosponsor of the forum. Ive been a politician for almost 40 years excluding the term now. Rapplers ressa drags the countrys image to the mud for. Ressas allegations hewed to the dark portrait neoliberal american media had painted of duterte since his first months in office. Maria ressa on president dutertes infamous war on drugs. When plainclothes police officers burst in to maria ressas newsroom. The truth about ressa and her vilification of duterte the manila times online. Inside the philippines prison that sparked duterte.
Journalist and duterte critic maria ressa posts bail after. Rapplers oneonone interview with president rodrigo roa duterte malacanan palace 29 december 2016. Oct 15, 2019 maria ressa, editor of a popular news site in the philippines, has incurred president duterte and his supporters wrath by investigating his extrajudicial killing campaign. Rodrigo rody roa duterte is also known as digong, is a filipino politician and jurist who is the 16th and current president of the philippines, he is the first mindanaoan to hold the office, and the fourth of visayan descent. Ressa is a filipino journalist and author, best known for cofounding rappler as its.
As a cnn foreign correspondent she was an american citizen the only countries ressa covered was the philippines from 1988 to 1995 and then indonesia from 1995 to. As an outspoken critic of philippine president rodrigo duterte, her arrest was seen by the international journalistic community. Mar 11, 2019 most alarming to me, as a filipinaamerican writer, is the recent and unjust arrest of maria ressa. Oneonone interview of rappler with the president duterte. Prominent rights lawyer amal clooney has said she will join the legal team defending philippine journalist maria ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with. Filipino journalist maria ressa s work exposing government corruption and the misdeeds of the powerful has put her on a collision course with the strongman government of president rodrigo duterte. Abscbn, owned by one of the philippines richest families, has been target of. The expose by us broadcast network cnbc august 19 that rappler head maria ressa had hired a lobbying juggernaut to take on philippines president rodrigo duterte has revealed the depths of this womans betrayal of her mother country. Jan 18, 2018 watch cnbcs full interview with berkshire hathaway ceo. Asam news george takei, rep john lewis and maria ressa. Maria ressa, journalist and duterte critic, arrested in.