Gratitude is pretty hard to find in a world so full of sorrows, but there’s this

The battle for freedom of expression that Ressa, Muratov, Slavina, and Khashoggi fought for is sadly not restricted to oppressive, authoritarian regimes in far away places. Fifty journalists worldwide were killed in 2020. Mexico was the most dangerous place, with nine journalists killed in that year alone. In Mexico, journalists are often under police surveillance.
Two journalists Dimitry Muratov and Maria Ressa have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, usually reserved for over-rated politicians and heads-of-state. Ressa runs a news website, Rappler, in the Philippines, and has dared to report factually on the dreaded regime of Roberto Duterte. Muratov, a newspaperman, faced the same mortal dangers as Ressa, having to report on the often homicidal regime of Russia’s leader, now effectively a mob boss, Vladimir Putin.

HALIFAX—Gratitude is pretty hard to find in a world so full of sorrows.

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