Social media bosses are ‘the largest dictators’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Journalist Maria Ressa named Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk in speech at Hay literary festival in Powys
September 2023
Philippine Nobel prize winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax charges
The dropping of charges against Ressa and Rappler, the news website she founded, is the latest legal victory for the Nobel laureate
June 2023
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa says research by Oxford institute can be used against reporters
Exclusive: methodology used by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism risks undermining media in global south, says Ressa
January 2023
Maria Ressa: Nobel-winning Philippine editor keeps a ‘go bag’ in case of arrest
Rappler news chief says after beating tax-evasion charges that cases against her following criticism of former president have left her ‘living on quicksand’
‘Truth wins’: Maria Ressa, Philippine Nobel prize winner, acquitted of tax evasion charges
Founder of news outlet Rappler says charges were politically motivated and that this was a win ‘for every Filipino who has ever been unjustly accused’
Overjoyed Maria Ressa says 'justice wins' as she is cleared of tax evasion – video
'This acquittal ... is not just for Rappler, it is for every Filipino who has ever been unjustly accused,' Ressa tells reporters
November 2022
How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa review – tales of a moral giant
With this important memoir cum manifesto, the Nobel peace prize-winning journalist who took on Facebook and the murderous Duterte regime in the Philippines exposes the abuse of power
Book of the day
How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa review – facing down despots
The Nobel winner on her fight for the truth in the Philippines
‘You have to fight for democracy’: Maria Ressa and her lawyer Amal Clooney on their quest for justice
In her new book, the Nobel peace laureate reflects on technology’s ‘godlike power to infect us with a virus of lies’. Plus, her lawyer Amal Clooney pays tribute
July 2022
Maria Ressa: Amal Clooney condemns court after Nobel laureate’s conviction upheld
Human rights lawyer’s team calls on new Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr to ‘stop the rot’ and allow a free press
December 2021
Nobel winner: ‘We journalists are the defence line between dictatorship and war’
Next week, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov receive their Nobel peace prizes. In a rare interview, Muratov says he fears the world is sliding towards fascism
November 2021
The weekly beast
Unlikely allies: Rupert Murdoch and Maria Ressa take aim at social media’s ‘virus of lies’
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Social media creating virus of lies, says Nobel winner Maria Ressa