{"id":86815,"date":"2021-10-08T12:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T11:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=86815"},"modified":"2021-10-08T12:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T11:39:53","slug":"journalists-win-nobel-peace-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/journalists-win-nobel-peace-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists Win Nobel Peace Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m11678\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia, respectively.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\nRessa is the CEO of Rappler, a news outlet critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s regime, while Muratov heads the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree, independent and fact-based journalism serves to protect against abuse of power, lies and war propaganda,\u201d Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said as she announced the prize in Oslo on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>She said the committee\u2019s choice \u201cis intended to underscore the importance of protecting and defending these fundamental rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the 102nd time the prize has been awarded. Previous winners include Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., Polish dissident Lech Walesa, the Soviet Union\u2019s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and four US Presidents.<\/p>\n<p>Last year the UN\u2019s World Food Programme claimed the prize.<\/p>\n<p>Ressa becomes the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize this year.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Ressa founded investigative journalism website Rappler and has focused much of her work on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s controversial and violent war on drugs.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia, respectively. 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