BREAKING NEWS. Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021. NobelPrize NobelPeacePrize CourageON DefendPressFreedom HoldTheLine
and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 on Friday, October 8, in an unprecedented recognition of journalism's role in today's world.
Ressa has been the target of attacks for her media organization's critical coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration and a key leader in the global fight against disinformation. The award-giving body also acknowledged Muratov for his decades of defending"freedom of speech in Russia under increasingly challenging conditions."In February, Norwegian labor leader and parliamentary representative Jonas Gahr StøreRessa, Reporters Without Borders, and the Committee to Protect Journalists for the 2021 Prize.
Skei Grande, former leader of Norway's Liberal Party, also nominated the International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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