[Webinar] Shut Down for a Shakedown? Behind the Attempts to Muzzle Press Freedom and ABS-CBN
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The closure of ABS-CBN that came in the wake of the conviction of Maria Ressa have had, as many describe, a “chilling effect” on press freedom in the Philippines. But these two cases are not the only instances of attempts by the Duterte administration to suppress the media.
Join us for Positively Filipino’s conversation on the ABS-CBN case, the future of the Philippine media and the possibilities of “fighting back” in a situation where the twin curses of the pandemic and the anti-terrorism law cast a big shadow on democracy in the Philippines.
In the U.S., Monday, August 24, 6 p.m. U.S. PDT (8 p.m. U.S. CDT, 9 p.m. U.S. EDT)
In the Philippines, Tuesday August 25, 9 a.m.
Panel
Open Forum
The Panelists
Shiela Coronel is the Director of the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism and concurrently dean of academic affairs at the Columbia University Journalism School and a co-founder of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.
Ging Reyes is the Head of Integrated News Division of ABS-CBN. She has been with the network since 1986 and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 8 years as Bureau Chief, before returning to headquarters in 2010.
The Moderator
Moderator: Rene Ciria-Cruz is the US Bureau Chief of INQUIRER.net and an editor at Positively Filipino.