A Filipino court has found Maria Ressa, a prominent critic of President Rodrigo Duterte and founder of Rappler Media, guilty of cyber libel. The crusading journalist faces up to seven years in prison. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Vergel Santos, a veteran journalist and chair of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility in Manila, about what the verdict means for press freedom and democracy in the Philippines.
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