High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa says the libel charge that could see her jailed next week is a government ploy to intimidate all critical voices, but she refuses to be silenced and still holds out hope of winning. “I’ve been the cautionary tale: be quiet or you’re next… that’s part of the reason why I have been targeted,” said Ressa, 56, the co-founder of news site Rappler and a former CNN journalist. “It’s a chilling effect… not just to me and to Rappler, but to journalists and to anyone who asks critical questions.”
