Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa on why every freedom-loving citizen must care to keep the press free. WorldPressFreedomDay CourageON HoldTheLine FactsFirstPH DefendPressFreedom
in the Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index, now ranking 138th out of 180 countries.
Having covered security and crime, multimedia reporter Rambo Talabong shared the harrowing realities faced by targets of the administration. “We are not here to tell stories to save, but to tell stories to remember. We tell them so that we do not forget that the killings, the injustice, the corruption, and the impunity continue. And that they should not. We hope they do not,” he added.
Rappler+ member and Project Coordinator of Foundation for Media Alternatives Bernice Soriano said that it was important and crucial for Filipinos to support independent media so journalists are free to report on what is happening even if it criticizes the government or other institutions. Another Rappler+ member Jojo Geronimo echoed this, citing how the media should also defend itself to remain independent and vigilant in the face of attacks and harassment.
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