CBS-ABN shutdown controversy: How they covered it
A round-up of how the media covered the shutdown of ABS-CBN, the Philippines’ leading TV broadcaster, after its license was not renewed.
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Duterte files to close the Philippines’ largest TV network in his latest push for despotism
The Philippine government filed a legal motion to revoke ABS-CBN’s franchise. The move is part of Duterte’s wider strategy to drown out the free press and control public discourse.