ON THE LIFE OF TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR/JOURNALIST MARIA RESSA
FRONTLINE, the PBS investigative documentary series, announced that it has acquired A THOUSAND CUTS the new film from award-winning filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz that offers an inside look at the key players in this escalating war between press and government in the Philippines and the ongoing threat against freedom of the press.
A THOUSAND CUTS examines social media disinformation campaigns and the crackdown on the news media in the Philippines by President Rodrigo Duterte – who has made Ressa one of his top targets. At great personal risk, Ressa, the chief executive of the independent news site Rappler has been at the forefront of holding Duterte and his government accountable for their violent war on drugs. In response, Duterte has barred Rappler reporters from the presidential palace, revoked Rappler’s license, and Ressa herself has been charged with a cyber libel case.