In full: Journalist Maria Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

Towleroad December 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

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Hong Kong Free Press

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was awarded with the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize last Friday in Oslo, Norway. Below, HKFP shares the full text of her acceptance speech. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. I stand before you, a representative of every journalist around the world who is forced to sacrifice so much to hold the line, to stay true to our values and mission: to bring you the truth and hold power to account. I remember the brutal dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi, the assassina…

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