Maria Ressa, the former CNN journalist who co-founded the Philippines' Rappler news site, has been convicted of cyberlibel — a controversial charge that she has maintained is a politically motivated effort to silence independent journalism.
Although Santos' story was published months before the cyberlibel law came into effect, the government says that when Rappler republished it two years later for what Ressa maintains was to fix a"typo," the publication exposed itself to the new law.
Santos and Ressa, who were both allowed to remain free on bail pending an appeal, face up to six years in prison if the verdict stands.Ressa was one of four journalists, including murdered columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who were named byThe cyberlibel case is being viewed as a major test of press freedom in the Philippines, where the government of President Rodrigo Duterte has maintained a combative relationship with the media since coming to power in 2016.
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