Nobel Peace Prize recognizes journalists in Philippines and Russia fighting for press freedom
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Philippines' Maria Ressa says she's "honored" to be the joint winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for the freedom of the press. She hopes it "will spark more people to embrace their fear and conquer it and demand their rights."
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NEW YORK TIMES
The founders of the Philippine news company Rappler, from left, Glenda Gloria, Lilibeth Frondoso, Chay Hofileña and Maria Ressa in the company's newsroom near Manila, Philippines, July 3, 2018. Rappler, the news site co-founded by the new Nobel laureate Ressa, dares to criticize the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte. He may yet see it shut down.3/11
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A staff meeting at the Philippine news company Rappler near Manila, Philippines, July 3, 2018. The news site’s future is precarious, even after one of its founders was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.4/11
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa smiles at a restaurant in Taguig city, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 9. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression.5/11
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Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa reacts during an interview at a restaurant in Taguig city, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 9. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression.6/11
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Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa gestures while talking at a restaurant in Taguig city, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 9. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression.7/11
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Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa reacts during an interview at a restaurant in Taguig city, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 9. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression.8/11
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Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov talks to media at the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 8. As a new Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Russian newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov has downplayed the buzz around his name. The award isn't for him, he says, but for all of the staff at Novaya Gazeta, the independent Russian newspaper noted for investigations of official corruption, human rights abuses and Kremlin criticism.9/11
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In this Nov. 8, 2018 file photo, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, right, and Dmitry Muratov, former editor of Novaya Gazeta attend the Moscow premier of a film made by Werner Herzog and British filmmaker Andre Singer based on their conversations, in Moscow, Russia. The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 awareded the Nobel Peace Prize to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression.10/11
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Colleagues pour champaign on Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov at the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 8. As a new Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Russian newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov has downplayed the buzz around his name. The award isn't for him, he says, but for all of the staff at Novaya Gazeta, the independent Russian newspaper noted for investigations of official corruption, human rights abuses and Kremlin criticism.11/11
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Colleagues congratulate Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov at the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 8. As a new Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Russian newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov has downplayed the buzz around his name. The award isn't for him, he says, but for all of the staff at Novaya Gazeta, the independent Russian newspaper noted for investigations of official corruption, human rights abuses and Kremlin criticism.
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