Filipino press freedom advocate Maria Ressa of Rappler championed the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) New Year’s Eve social media campaign #CelebratePressFreedom when she was honored at the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop. Ressa and the CPJ had issued messages on social media and gave interviews about the need to safeguard press freedom […]
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Times Square’s iconic New Year’s Eve celebration spotlights Maria Ressa, journalists & press freedom
The iconic New Year’s Eve Ball Drop at Times Square in New York City is all set to give the spotlight to Maria Ressa and leading journalists in a unique setting to celebrate press freedom. Ressa, one of the four featured international journalists in the collective recognition of the 2018 TIME Person of the Year […]
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