高木佑輔（政策研究大学院大学・准教授）によれば、ラップラーは、政権からのリークやプレスリリースに頼らず、自らの取材で真実を追求する調査報道の旗手である。フィリピンでは、ジャーナリストへの人権侵害が蔓延し、雇用も不安定で、調査報道を行いにくい。だがラップラーは、有力者から訴えられ、裁判を戦いつつ報道するような気骨ある記者を積極的に雇い、会社をあげて守ってきたというのである。
現在、フィリピンには数百もの情報操作会社が存在し、自国の選挙や市場だけでなく、他国の選挙戦でも暗躍しつつあるという。こうした状況を鑑みれば、ラップラーとドゥテルテ政権との確執は、「真実」をめぐる調査報道とインターネット上の情報操作との戦いを象徴しているとも言えよう。
Thank you for your continued support of Davao’s portal site “Davaotchi”. “Davaotchi” is an information portal about Davao that has been running for about seven and a half years since September 2016 with the aim of conveying the charms of Davao to Japanese people in Japanese and making them more aware of Davao. Thanks to everyone’s support, we have gained a certain amount of recognition, such as being featured in a magazine, and many people have started to hear the term “Dabaotchi”. On the other hand, we have prioritized the mission of conveying the charms of Davao to as many Japanese people as possible, so there is almost no profitability, and we have allocated the profits generated from other businesses to the site management, but we have no plans for the future. As a result of careful consideration of scalability and development, Davaotchi has decided to recruit supporters who can support Davaotchi in order to better manage the site. We considered charging for the site or introducing a subscription plan, but we wanted to deliver information about Davao to as many people as possible, so we decided to simply ask for support from Davaochi fans first. You can support us using PayPal or credit card (debit card) below. We look forward to your cooperation. See more news articles
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