Filipina journalist Maria Ressa, the founder of Rappler Media, has spent years staring down one of the world’s most ruthless dictators. She hasn’t blinked yet. But this week, a Manila court convicted Ressa and a former colleague of the crime of cyber libel. She tells Marco Werman what life is like out on bail while facing six years in prison.
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