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Marites Dañguilan Vitug

@maritesdvitug

Marites Dañguilan Vitug, a 1987 Nieman Fellow, is editor at large of Rappler and author of several books on Philippine current affairs, including "<a href="http://www.shadowofdoubt.info/">Shadow of Doubt: Probing the Supreme Court</a>." She also is chairwoman of the advisory board of <a href="http://www.newsbreak.ph/">Newsbreak</a>, the independent magazine where she was editor in chief for almost 10 years.

In the Philippines, Journalists Confront Fake News and a Crackdown on Press Freedom

In the Philippines, Journalists Confront Fake News and a Crackdown on Press Freedom

Despite the obstacles in an increasingly hostile environment, independent Filipino news outlets are doing vital work
“Unite and Resist Every and All Attempts to Silence Us”

“Unite and Resist Every and All Attempts to Silence Us”

Rappler, a leading online news website in the Philippines, is fighting a legal battle for its survival, a danger signal to media freedom in the Southeast Asian country that used to pride…

Powerful People and a Book They Almost Stopped

When a Philippine investigative journalist revealed the inner workings of her nation’s Supreme Court, the country’s largest book publisher and leading distributor walked away.