The difference between Rappler and other newsgroups in the Philippines is that journalists control Rappler both editorially and commercially. We make decisions that are bad for business but protect the public sphere. Maria Ressa Read Quote
If I lose these tax-evasion cases and others filed by the Philippine government, I could go to jail for 10 to 15 years. Maria Ressa Read Quote
Any journalist who asked critical questions, anyone on social media who questioned about the extrajudicial killings was bombarded with abuse, threats of violence death threats from trolls and bots and these fake Facebook accounts. Maria Ressa Read Quote
I’m not a critic, I’m a journalist. I’m doing my job holding the government to account. Maria Ressa Read Quote
A Princeton education sets you up for life: you have learned how to learn, and at a time when technology has changed everything, you will constantly have to learn. Maria Ressa Read Quote
After living a decade in Jakarta, I chose. I chose Manila, the Philippines, for better or worse. Maria Ressa Read Quote
