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Credibility and independence
Rappler is the Philippines leading online magazine. In this interview, three of its executives speak about a holistic safety approach and the importance of focusing on a young, digitally native audience.
Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa, center, is escorted as she arrives to attend a court hearing for a cyber libel case at Manila Regional Trial Court, Philippines
The Philippines is one of the deadliest countries for journalists in South East Asia. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the country belongs to the five countries with highest impunity rates for crimes against journalists. Since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in 2016, violence in the Philippines has increased dramatically. More than 5,000 people were killed in Duterte’s proclaimed war on drugs within the first two years of his presidency alone.