Christina Pazzanese

Christina Pazzanese is an investigative journalist who has covered the impact of authoritarian leaders and their use of social media to spread misinformation and manipulate public opinion. She has spent her career reporting on Southeast Asia, including serving as a reporter and bureau chief at CNN for two decades before co-founding Rappler, an independent investigative news outlet, in the Philippines in 2012. Pazzanese has been targeted online for her criticism and exposés of President Rodrigo Duterte and his government's drug war. She has faced multiple lawsuits and arrests, including being convicted of cyber libel in June 2020 over a story about a wealthy businessman's ties to a judge and the drug world. Pazzanese is currently a Shorenstein Center Fellow and Hauser Leader at the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School.

Biography:  https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/11/maria-ressa-warns-of-authoritarians-social-media-disinformation/

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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  • Kamala Harris received endorsement from Biden and gained significant public support after his withdrawal.
  • The Democratic Party plans to pick its nominee through an online vote during the first week of August.
  • Vice President Kamala Harris represents an end to weeks of electoral chaos that down-ballot Democrats worried would hurt them.

Deceptions

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