MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Congratulations are in order for Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. Her news brand has now reached the Hall of Fame.
For the fourth straight year, Rappler was named the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines in the annual Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University.
But the Nobel Laureate is not happy about the recognition she has received. She is fighting back.
Commenting on the Reuters report, Ressa says the study puts journalists and independent outlets at risk. She says the research is flawed.
Well, Ressa can’t have it all. She has her flaws, and sour-graping won’t help her and Rappler hold the line.
LONDON, The United Kingdom (The Adobo Chronicles, London Bureau) – Rappler, Maria Ressa’s online news blog, is a relatively young brand in the Philippines, but it has gone a long way as a social media influencer and purveyor of disinformation.
The recently-released 2023 Digital News Report by Oxford University’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has once again named Rappler the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines.
This is the fourth year in a row that Ressa’s outfit has earned this honor, elevating it to the Hall of Fame.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – It seems the Philippines’ “fact checkers” are doing very well on the international scene.
Move over, Maria Ressa. Here comes Ellen Tordesillas of Vera Files.
In an exposé published by America First Legal, and advocacy group akin to ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), Tordesillas was named among 11 ‘journalists’ who decide what Americans (and others) can see online.
AFL said Tordesillas has been working with Facebook since 2018 “to remove political content” (read: censorship) in the Philippines.
What an honor for the country to be represented in this prestigious, albeit notorious list!
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