Maria Ressa - awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - is promoted by the Western media as a heroic, brave, independent journalist standing up to the government of the Philippines and its president, Rodrigo Duterte. What is left buried in articles about Maria Ressa is that she’s actually a US citizen funded by the US through the National Endowment for Democracy and her media platform - Rappler - is a purveyor of anti-China rhetoric serving US interests at the cost of the Philippines’ own best interests. The irony of Ressa winning a “peace prize” is Rappler’s propaganda aims at stirring up conflict - not avoiding it. References: CNN - Nobel winner Maria Ressa vows to fight for facts and the rule of law: Who Funds & Supports Rappler? US NED - Philippines 2020: Rappler - U.S. should resist Maria Ressa verdict – Washington Post:
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