Online forum interrupted by a call from the Nobel committee.
The ‘Press in Distress: Will Independent Journalism Survive in SEA?’ online forum yesterday was interrupted by a phone call from the Nobel committee in Norway.co-founder Maria Ressa, who was one of the panel speakers, apologetically said: “Sorry, I have to answer this call.”
She then turned off the audio and video of her Zoom call while the other speakers continued the discussion on the threat to press freedom in Southeast Asia. A few minutes later, Ressa came back online. Visibly stunned by the phone call, Ressa announced that she had won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize...
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