Rappler’s attack on press freedomBy ANTONIO CONTRERAShome/Opinion/Op-Ed Columns/Rappler’s attack on press freedomLIFE would have been simpler had Maria Ressa not lied about the registration papers of Rappler, had she fully and correctly paid her taxes, and practiced the due diligence expected of a journalist to always write balanced and not attack pieces. They paint her as if she is now the Joan of Arc of press freedom. It should not be said that this column does not defend the freedom of the press. Ressa cries that the libel case filed against her, Santos and Rappler is an attack on press freedom. On the contrary, it was Rappler, Santos and Ressa who launched an attack on press freedom.

Source: Manila Times February 18, 2019 16:18 UTC