Journalism on Trial in the Philippines: Maria Ressa

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

4.6 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On the latest episode of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer talks to embattled Filipina journalist Maria Ressa, CEO of the online news agency Rappler. Ressa and her team have been involved in a years-long legal battle that challenges press freedoms and free speech in the Philippines, as President Rodrigo Duterte continues to assert authoritarian control in his nation. In the conversation Ressa details the ongoing court battles that have her facing up to 100 years in prison if convicted. She also discusses Duterte’s militaristic approach to COVID-19 response, and then issues strong warnings about social media’s role in promulgating hate speech globally.

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0:00.0	I have eight arrest warrants. If you take all of those cases and the maximum jail sentence of each one, it's almost 100 years.
0:11.5	Hello and welcome to the GZero World podcast. Here you'll find extended versions of the interviews from my show on public television.
0:19.7	I'm Ian Bremmer, and today we're looking at a legal battle over press freedom,
0:24.3	happening more than 8,000 miles away from here in Manila
0:27.9	and why it has implications for free speech and journalism all across the globe.
0:32.8	My guest is Maria Ressa.
0:35.1	She's founder of an online news organization that has drawn the ire of
0:39.0	Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, putting her in grave danger.
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1:07.3	That's L-E-N-N-A-R-G-Z-E-R-O.com.
1:12.6	Maria R-N-N-N-A-R-O-O-D-N-E-N-F-E-N-E-N.
1:23.6	It's good to see you again, Ian.
1:34.4	You're making some news these days, which is not necessarily the position you want to be in as one of the most well-known journalists in your country.
1:37.5	It's become pretty clear to all of us following the Philippines that your job as a journalist
1:44.0	broadly is becoming a former political
1:47.8	protest in your country. What's life like for you right now on a day-to-day basis?
1:55.6	You know, this time period began, the attacks against us by my own government began four years ago.
2:02.9	So it's almost like you're sick.
2:06.5	You're sick.
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