Insight topics Philip Bowring Former Editor-in-Chief, Far Eastern Economic Review 1 article found : Show all articles Dubious Guilty Verdict for Top Filipino Journalist Ressa, Researcher Maria Ressa, one of Asia’s most prominent journalists and the founder of the popular Philippine news website Rappler, and a former researcher, Reynaldo Santos, were found guilty of criminal cyber libel this week and sentenced to six months to six years in prison in a verdict condemned by local international human rights and journalism organisations. 07 Apr 2020
Dubious Guilty Verdict for Top Filipino Journalist Ressa, Researcher Maria Ressa, one of Asia’s most prominent journalists and the founder of the popular Philippine news website Rappler, and a former researcher, Reynaldo Santos, were found guilty of criminal cyber libel this week and sentenced to six months to six years in prison in a verdict condemned by local international human rights and journalism organisations.