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If I lose these tax-evasion cases and others filed by the Philippine government, I could go to jail for 10 to 15 years.
“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 · Cases
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“If I lose these tax-evasion cases and others filed by the Philippine government, I could go to jail for 10 to 15 years.”
“I would give back every single award to be able to actually do our jobs as journalists without this kind of harassment.”
“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.”
“We know firsthand how social media and the law have been weaponized against perceived critics of the Duterte administration. We've been reporting on it from the start.”
“I don't think we have wrapped our heads around how much technology has allowed the manipulation of individuals and democracies.”
“The social media platforms have taken over the distribution of news globally. They treat a lie the same way you would treat a fact.”
“The French had an obvious financial interest in Iraq. That's been documented. They were involved financially in Iraq and in some cases, I think with weapons of mass destruction.”
“I have hundreds if not tens of thousands of fans... The people who have negative things to say are typically loser-type people who are probably in some cases mentally ill.”
“The purpose of art actually is, in many cases, to make you feel quite uncomfortable. Or at least to go to that place that's already of discomfort inside of you and tap into that.”
“Interestingly, one thing I've found that neither women nor men give up on is the idea of men as protectors. Even in cases where the woman is earning more, they'll often tell me that if there were a fire or something, they would expect the man to be the one to protect them.”
“I think you can do a lot with fiction, and in some cases you can say even more in fiction than you can in straight-up documentary journalism.”
“I win virtually every case I should win, and I win a number of cases that people think I shouldn't.”