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The media and the Duterte presidency

Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

<p>The press in the Philippines has been described to be among the freest in Asia if not in the world, robust, almost rambunctious in its practice. But in the first 16 months of the Duterte administration, its status and practice have been diminished, shaken down by supporters and trolls of the President who would not tolerate critical coverage.</p>

The press in the Philippines has been described to be among the freest in Asia if not in the world, robust, almost rambunctious in its practice. But in the first 16 months of the Duterte administration, its status and practice have been diminished, shaken down by supporters and trolls of the President who would not tolerate critical coverage.

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The media and the Duterte presidency

Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility,

the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines,

and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Published November 23, 2017 11:37 AM PHT

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