The woman taking on Duterte in a press freedom fight in the Philippines

Maria Ressa is in a highly politicised battle with president Rodrigo Duterte, a battle for the survival of her news website Rappler The warning signs were all there. But Maria Ressa says “I never saw it coming.” The founder and driving force behind the Philippines news organisation Rappler admits to surprise when President Rodrigo Duterte effectively declared war on her journalists and heralded with it the biggest threat to freedom of the press the country has seen in decades. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/12/maria-ressa-rappler-rodrigo-duterte-woman-press-freedom-in-the-philippines #Headlines by: Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Manila

Original Post: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/12/maria-ressa-rappler-rodrigo-duterte-woman-press-freedom-in-the-philippines