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Media Roundtable: Maria Ressa & The Fight For Press Freedom In The Philippines

PBS
A Thousand Cuts documentary
The prominent Philippine journalist Maria Ressa

  On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we're discussing A Thousand Cuts, a new documentary about prominent journalist Maria Ressa and her fight for press freedom in the Philippines, where she faces arrest by the Duterte government. What's in store for freedom of the press in the Phillipines?

Guest:

 

Ramona Diaz, award-winning Asian-American filmmaker

 

Web Resources:

 

A Thousand Cuts

The Guardian: Maria Ressa: everything you need to know about the Rappler editor

Rappler: Maria Ressa pleads not guilty to 5th tax case

 

Rose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.