While the case purports to be a personal one involving a media institution and an “aggrieved” citizen, the UP College of Mass Communication sees this event as a direct threat to freedom of the press. Why? The trial court judgment of guilt and imprisonment for libel for Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and UP-CMC alumnus and […]

Statement on Maria Ressa’s Arrest PDF   Photo credit: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/maria-ressa-arrested-why-the-arrest-of-a-journalist-in-manila-will-echo-around-the