journalists across the globe who studied for democracy and freedom of the press. the prize includes a cheque for more than $1 million. howard johnson is the bbc s philippines corresponded and he knows maria ressa, to our audience around the world, who might not have heard of her, all about maria? maria ressa is a courageous heard of her, all about maria? m1 . ressa is a courageousjournalist, as you said, she was born in the philippines and moved to america during the time of martial law and dictator ferdinand marcos in the 19805, dictator ferdinand marcos in the 1980s, she came back to set up rappler, this news website in the philippines which has been very hard hitting with its journalism, philippines which has been very hard hitting with itsjournalism, she really pushed for boats of the values of american democracy, western democracy, pushing forward due process, freedom of the press, this is something in the philippines that really hits a brick wall with politicians who for a lon