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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison

Nobel laureate Maria Ressa says research by Oxford institute can be used against reporters

Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa resigned from the institute’s board last year and says corrupt regimes can misuse its data. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Nobel peace laureate Maria Ressa has claimed Oxford University’s leading journalism institute is publishing flawed research that puts journalists and independent outlets at risk, particularly in the global south.

One of the world’s most prominent and respected journalists, Ressa said she resigned last year from the advisory board of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ), because of deep concerns about how it compiles an annual Digital News Report.

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