Press freedom

February 22, 2019 0

Why the arrest of Maria Ressa is worrisome and why we need to speak up

Dear fellow citizens, I was on the road last week when I heard word that Maria Ressa was about to be arrested for cyber libel. The impending arrest had always been dangling over Maria’s head but [read more]

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Blog Watch receives the “Best Story” Award for the First Data Journalism PH 2015 from the Open Knowledge Foundation and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism for their story on “Aid Monitoring: Citizens’ Initial Efforts in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda” . Forbes Philippines also received the same award.