Journalists critical of their governments in the Philippines and Russia have been awarded the prestigious prize.
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, two journalists who fearlessly criticized their country's governments in the Philippines and Russia, have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize., chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, said the pair represented journalists who fight for the ideal of standing up to an"abuse of power, lies and war propaganda.
The outlet won plaudits for its documenting of"how social media is being used to spread fake news, harass opponents and manipulate public discourse.", which faces down physical and mortal threats in its criticism of the Kremlin. "Muratov has for decades defended freedom of speech in Russia under increasingly challenging conditions," Anderson said.
This image shows the winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Maria Ressa , co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler and Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-Chief of Russia's opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
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