MANILA—As journalists come increasingly under attack from populist regimes, they perform an even more important role in combating disinformation and holding those in power to account, veteran investig
ative journalist Sheila Coronel said.
But Malacañang removed the portion on ABS-CBN when the speech was aired to seemingly insulate the president from growing public backlash over the shutdown. Much of Duterte’s overwhelming victory was attributed to a strong social media campaign, which an Oxford study later found to have employed an army of paid trolls.
“It’s not the sole institution but journalism is still important in holding the powerful to account wherever those powerful people are,” said during a Facebook live interview organized by the Ramon Magsaysay Award on Wednesday.
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