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UNESCO chief urges tougher regulation of social media

The United Nationsโ€™ educational, scientific and cultural agency chief is urging a global conversation on the regulation of social media and its role in the spread of misinformation in order to make the internet a safer place.

The Unsinkable Maria Ressa

The Nobel laureate has a to-do list with three things on it: avoid prison, fix the entire internet, save democracy.

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Maria Ressa, Nobel winning Philippines journalist, heralds victory for "truth" as she's acquitted of tax evasion

"Today, facts win" declared a defiant Ressa, who still faces other charges in a long-running legal battle with the government she calls "a brazen abuse of power."

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Nobel winner Maria Ressa and her online news outlet are cleared of tax evasion

The Nobel Peace Prize winner and her news company were cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among many legal cases used by ex-Philippine President Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting.

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Nobel winner Maria Ressa, news outlet cleared of tax evasion

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her news company have been cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among legal cases used by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting.

Nobel laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of tax charges in the Philippines

The charges had been filed against the journalist and her Rappler news site by the administration of former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte.

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Maria Ressa's 'How to Stand Up to a Dictator' is a memoir and manifesto

In 2013, Ressa laid out her forward-looking vision for the future of public service journalism to me. Her book traces a humbling, harrowing journey from social media advocate to democracy defender.

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The Wrong Way to Look at the Past

Americans are taught history through the stories of great men, but no one changes the world alone: Your weekly guide to the best in books

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Nobel-winning journalist pushes for govt to censor Facebook, Twitter: More free speech 'doesn't work' anymore

Filipino journalist Maria Ressa railed against free speech saying government needed to step in and censor disinformation on Facebook, Twitter to save democracy.

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Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

This yearโ€™s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties.

2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles

When the Nobel Peace Prize is announced on Friday, it could provide a boost for a grassroots activist or international group working for peace and human rights.

Radio commentator Percival Mabasa killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Philippines

Mabasa, who used the broadcast name Percy Lapid, was critical of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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Nobel Prize season arrives amid war, nuclear fears, hunger

This yearโ€™s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster.

Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos' convictions of cyber libel upheld by Court of Appeals

The appeals court's ruling also extended the proscribed jail time from a maximum of six years, adding an additional eight months and 20 days to the sentences.

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The bloody legacy of Rodrigo Duterte

The Philippines strongman is retiring after a career fighting drugs and crime that left thousands dead.

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Maria Ressa defies Philippine government order, says its "business as usual" for Rappler news site

The Nobel Prize winning Philippine journalist and her outlet have been locked in a battle over free speech with President Rodrigo Duterte's government for years.

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A journalist says the Philippines is shutting down her critical news site

Maria Ressa, the first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient, says the government is closing Rappler, which gained notoriety for its reporting of President Duterte's bloody crackdown on illegal drugs.

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Ressa says Philippine courts to decide Rappler closure order

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa says her Rappler news website is operating as usual and will let Philippine courts decide on an order to close the outlet.

Maria Ressa: Philippines affirms news site shutdown order

Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa announced in a speech in Hawaii Tuesday that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down Rappler, the news website she co-founded, which has gained notoriety for its reporting of President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. The Philippines' Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed its earlier decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of Rappler, Ressa said while speaking at the East-West Center in Honolulu. Last year, Ressa became the first ever Filipino and first working journalist in more than 80 years to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel sold for Ukrainian kids shatters record at $103.5M

Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov says he was not expecting the medal he was auctioning off to help Ukrainian child refugees sell for the record amount of $103.5 million.

The Triumph of Marcos Dynasty Disinformation Is a Warning to the U.S.

Maria Ressa and her staff at Rappler exposed the familyโ€™s false narratives, but social-media mythmaking prevailed in a historic election in the Philippines.

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Journalists around the world face threats for simply doing their job

World Press Freedom Day, May 3, highlights attempts to silence journalists such as Maria Ressa in the Philippines.

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โ€˜Where Is the Line Where Immoral Becomes Evil?โ€™

The Nobel Prizeโ€“winning journalist Maria Ressa in conversation with The Atlanticโ€™s executive editor Adrienne LaFrance

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Russian Nobel-winning editor says he was attacked on train

Nobel Peace Prize-winning newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov says he was attacked on a Russian train by an assailant who poured red paint on him, causing severe discomfort to his eyes.

Nobel Peace Prize-winner's paper closes amid Russia pressure

Russiaโ€™s leading independent newspaper has suspended operations under pressure from the authorities.

Announcing Maria Ressa as an Atlantic Contributing Writer

Ressa, the co-founder and CEO of Rappler, will write for The Atlantic about democracy, press freedom, and the social web.

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Queen of Corruption Imelda Marcos Expected to Return to the Presidential Palace

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyEverything old is new again in the Philippines where family names, wealth, and a virulent internet dominate a tumultuous race for the next president.The image of Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled as a profligate dictator for two decades, shines brighter than ever nearly 36 years after he and his free-spending wife, Imelda, were tossed out in the bloodless โ€œPeople Power Revolutionโ€ and flown with family and croniesโ€”and $77 million worth of c

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Nobel Peace laureates blast tech giants and warn against rising authoritarianism

"If you're working in tech, I'm talking to you," Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said. She later added, "What happens on social media doesn't stay on social media."

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Nobel Peace Prize winners call for journalist protections

The two journalists who shared this yearโ€™s Nobel Peace Prize have received their awards during a pomp-filled ceremony in Norway.

Global media group says journalist imprisonments on rise

Media freedom continues to be under attack across much of the world in 2021 with nine journalists killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan alone and 102 imprisoned in China.

Norway caps indoor gatherings to ward off coronavirus

The Norwegian government is introducing a 10-person limit for gatherings at private homes to counter an uptick in COVID-19 cases, although the number will be increased to 20 on Christmas and New Yearโ€™s eves.

Nobel Prizes awarded in pandemic-curtailed local ceremonies

Winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes are receiving their awards in scaled-down local ceremonies adapted for pandemic times.

Journalist Maria Ressa reflects on Nobel Peace Prize win

Maria Ressa says much still remains uncertain about her life one month after her historic Nobel Peace Prize win.

Tribunal probing journalist slayings opens in The Hague

.A โ€œpeopleโ€™s tribunalโ€ has opened in the Netherlands to highlight the number of journalists around the world who were killed for doing their jobs. The tribunal, convened by a group of press freedom organizations, has no powers to sanction perpetrators. Instead, it plans to present evidence to raise awareness about journalists targeted to silence their reporting. The first hearing took place on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, an observance declared by the...

The Nobel Prize Winner Maria Ressa on the Turmoil at Facebook

Ressa, a Filipino American journalist, discusses the revelations that Facebook knows just how dangerous it is. Plus, the Nigerian literary giant Wole Soyinka on political activism and art.

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Facebook grilled by UK lawmakers making online safety rules

British lawmakers have grilled Facebook and other tech giants over how they handle online safety.

Navalny congratulates Nobel-winning Russian editor

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whom many regarded as a top candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, is congratulating countryman Dmitry Muratov for winning it.

Official says journalist's Nobel Prize not a slap on Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterteโ€™s administration has belatedly congratulated journalist Maria Ressa for being one of two winners of this yearโ€™s Nobel Peace Prize.

3 US-based economists win Nobel for research on wages, jobs

A U.S.-based economist has won the Nobel prize for economics for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage doesn't lead to less hiring and immigrants don't lower pay for native-born workers, challenging commonly held ideas.

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Two Journalists

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize for risking their lives in the Phillipines and Russia, respectively.

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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Journalists Ressa And Muratov

The Nobel committee cited their fight for freedom of expression as crucial to promoting peace.

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What Peace Prize says about freedom in Russia, Philippines

The Nobel Peace Prize sometimes recognizes groundbreaking efforts to resolve seemingly intractable conflicts.

Media groups welcome 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for journalists

Journalists, human rights groups and other activists enthusiastically welcomed the awarding of this yearโ€™s Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists at a time when media groups around the world face new pressures and crackdowns from the authorities.

Nobel Peace Prize goes to journalists from Philippines and Russia, for their fights for freedom of the press

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov were cited for their fight for freedom of the press against repressive regimes.

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Nobel Peace Prize goes to journalists from Philippines and Russia, for their fights for freedom of expression

Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia were cited for their fight for freedom of expression.

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Journalists from Philippines, Russia given Nobel Peace Prize

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia.

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Nobel Peace Prize goes to Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov for efforts to protect freedom of expression

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. This is a breaking news story, please check back later for more.

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Ressa and Muratov

Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Tech experts on how to fix the internet

Tech experts on how to fix the internet The attack on the U.S. Capitol proved viral conspiracies on the web have real world consequences. They still continue to be disseminated even after social media platforms have cracked down on this type of content. CBS News technology reporter Dan Patterson spoke to venture capitalist Roger McNamee, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa and Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie about their ideas on how to fix these issues on the internet. Patterson joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with more on his reporting.

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Gothams give virtual start to Oscar season, 'Nomadland' wins

The film won best feature at the Gotham Awards on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Opening the show, Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham Film & Media Institute, predicted that there would be โ€œglitches and gremlinsโ€ throughout the event. All of the films nominated for best feature were directed by women, including lead-nominee getter โ€œFirst Cow,โ€ by Kelly Reichardt. Zhao, whose โ€œThe Riderโ€ won best feature at the Gothams two years ago, thanked the festivals that, like the Gothams, carried on despite the trying circumstances. Nicole Behaire won best actress for โ€œMiss Juneteenth.โ€ โ€œOh, my God,โ€ she mouthed while still on mute.

Q&A: Clooney on 'Midnight Sky' and his twilight as an actor

โ€œThe Midnight Sky,โ€ which Clooney directed and stars in, is an apocalyptic sci-fi drama with some striking solitude. Debuting Wednesday on Netflix, โ€œThe Midnight Sky,โ€ based on Lily Brooks-Dalton's novel โ€œGood Morning, Midnight," is Clooney's seventh film as director and his biggest scaled production yet. ___AP: You finished shooting โ€œThe Midnight Skyโ€ in February, right before the pandemic began. AP: What drew you to โ€œThe Midnight Skyโ€? I know people who are older -- older than me, even -- who live with real regret.

Watch Live: Reykjavรญk Global Forum โ€“ Women Leaders 2020

The 2020 Reykjavรญk Global Forum is taking place from Monday, November 9 through Wednesday, November 11 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET daily, and will feature notable speakers such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, and veteran journalist Maria Ressa. How to watch the summitWhat: Women Political Leaders hosts its annual Reykjavรญk Global Forum, featuring pioneering women from a variety of backgrounds and expertise. Women Political Leaders hosts its annual Reykjavรญk Global Forum, featuring pioneering women from a variety of backgrounds and expertise. The event is expected to be Hillary Clinton's first public speaking engagement following the 2020 U.S. election.

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Watch Live: Reykjavรญk Global Forum โ€“ Women Leaders 2020

The 2020 Reykjavรญk Global Forum is taking place from Monday, November 9 through Wednesday, November 11 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET daily, and will feature notable speakers such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, and veteran journalist Maria Ressa. How to watch the summitWhat: Women Political Leaders hosts its annual Reykjavรญk Global Forum, featuring pioneering women from a variety of backgrounds and expertise. Women Political Leaders hosts its annual Reykjavรญk Global Forum, featuring pioneering women from a variety of backgrounds and expertise. The event is expected to be Hillary Clinton's first public speaking engagement following the 2020 U.S. election.

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Facebook critics start rival, independent 'oversight board'

OAKLAND, Calif. โ€“ A group of prominent Facebook critics, including one of the social network's early investors and a journalist facing jail time in the Philippines, are launching their version of an โ€œoversight boardโ€ to rival the company's own. The group says Facebook is taking too long to set up its oversight panel, which they argue is too limited in its scope and autonomy. The announcement Friday comes a day after Facebook said its own, quasi-independent oversight board, which has faced numerous delays since the company announced its creation in 2018, will launch in October. The first four board members were directly chosen by Facebook. Facebook also pays the board membersโ€™ salaries.

How COVID-19 gives cover to press crackdowns the world over

FILE - In this July 1, 2020, file photo, Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong. Governments around the world are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to justify crackdowns on press freedom. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)Governments around the world are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to justify or to divert attention from crackdowns on press freedom. Jimmy Lai's arrest in Hong Kong, for instance, shortly followed enactment of a new national security law that gives China more power to squash dissent in Hong Kong. We dont see the robust condemnation that we would expect from the U.S. over press freedom crackdowns or deaths of journalists in custody, Radsch said.

'Don't shut up!' Film spotlights Filipino journalist

And I thought, Oh, doesnt matter. I laughed, said the countrys most well-known journalist and leader of the independent Rappler news organization. But the film shows how Dutertes populist campaign harnessed the platform to spread its message and target Ressa and other journalists. Social media, the tech platforms have created a system where lies laced with anger and hate spread faster than facts. She is seen in the film repeatedly pleading with Facebook representatives to delete violent posts or cut live streams. Diaz, who spoke from her home in Baltimore, hopes her film can help protect Ressa and other independent journalists.

US offers belated 'concern' over Philippine journalist case

(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)WASHINGTON The Trump administration has offered a muted and belated expression of concern over the convictions of two Philippines journalists on criminal libel charges. A one-sentence State Department statement titled On Press Freedom in the Philippines and released on Tuesday nearly 48 hours after a Manila court pronounced the convictions may raise new questions about the U.S. commitment to supporting press freedom abroad. Ressa and Santos were convicted Monday of libeling a wealthy businessman in a decision that human rights activists called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy. Repeated requests for State Department comment about the case on Monday went unanswered. She posted bail for the case last year and will study possible appeals in the next 15 days, Te said.

Rappler case highlights decline of press freedoms globally

(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)NEW YORK The conviction of two Philippine journalists for libel is a blow to press freedom and comes as media watchdogs track declines in press freedoms and democratic institutions around the world. Philippine officials have maintained that the criminal complaints against Ressa and Rappler are not a press freedom issue. But the conviction is the latest move by the government to intimidate journalists, said Reporters Without Borders, which tracks press freedoms. Democracies are restricting press freedom more and more, he said. The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker has tracked more than 400 incidents in 60 cities.

Filipina journalist critical of Duterte convicted of libel

Ressa's verdict is expected to be announced Monday for a cyber libel case. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)MANILA An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy. The Manila court found Maria Ressa, her online news site Rappler Inc. and former reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr. guilty of libeling a wealthy businessman. The site's lawyers disputed any malice and said the time limit for filing the libel complaint had passed. Duterte has openly lashed out against the owner of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a leading daily.

Philippines' biggest TV network silenced after years feuding with Duterte

Supporters of ABS-CBN, the country's top broadcast network, hold a rally against the Philippine government's move to scrap its franchises, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 10, 2020. Eloisa Lopez/REUTERSManila The Philippine government ordered the country's largest broadcast network, ABS-CBN, to stop broadcasting immediately on Tuesday after its license expired. The network, which employs about 11,000 people, went off the air on free TV and radio across the Philippines on Tuesday evening. Duterte's bloody war on drugsDuterte accepted an apology from ABS-CBN President Carlo Katigbak in a Senate hearing in February. "The order threatens press freedom at a time when the public needs an unfettered press the most," the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines said in a statement.

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Governments everywhere are targeting journalists. The latest: An American in Indonesia

Several foreign journalists have been arrested in Indonesia in recent years for visa violations, usually for filming or reporting without the required journalist visa. In practice, analysts say, getting a journalist visa is difficult and time-consuming, requiring the approval of 18 government ministries. In a short video released by Mongabay, Jacobson is shown saying: I really, really, really appreciate everything everyone is doing for me. The farmers argue that massive palm oil plantations, which clear land for their crop, are the main culprits in the fires. The direction it is going in is oligarchy, and all these oligarchs have an interest in palm oil.

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Journalist Maria Ressa goes on trial in the Philippines

High profile journalist Maria Ressa went on trial Tuesday on criminal libel charges in the Philippines. Ressa and press freedom advocates around the world believe controversial President Rodrigo Duterte's government had the journalist arrested in retaliation for critical reporting on the website Rappler, which Ressa founded. Journalist and CEO of Rappler fights weaponization of social media in PhilippinesAs reported last month in a CBSN Original on Ressa, the journalist is facing a total of 11 criminal charges in her home country. In the statement from the Doughty Street Chambers firm, Clooney called Ressa "a courageous journalist who is being persecuted for reporting the news and standing up to human rights abuses." The lawyers were to work in conjunction with another international law team in Washington D.C., including Daniel Feldman, a former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia.

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Amal Clooney takes on case of persecuted Philippines journalist Maria Ressa

London -- International lawyer Amal Clooney is to spearhead a team of global law experts providing assistance to Philippines journalist Maria Ressa, a London-based law firm has announced. In a statement from the frim Doughty Street Chambers, Clooney called Ressa "a courageous journalist who is being persecuted for reporting the news and standing up to human rights abuses." Philippine journalist Maria Ressa fights for freedom after another arrest"I don't know what's next," Ressa told CBS News in June. International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney speaks on September 12, 2016 in Stuttgart, Germany. They were to work in conjunction with another international law team in Washington D.C., including Daniel Feldman, a former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia.

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