Glenda Gloria

    Co-Founder and Executive Editor, Rappler

    Glenda co-founded Rappler in July 2011 and served as its managing editor until November 2020, when she was named executive editor.

    She finished journalism in 1985, where she has worked for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Manila Times, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, and for international news agencies. She also co-founded the Philippines’ top investigative magazine Newsbreak, which started as a newsweekly.

    From 2008 to January 2011, she managed ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel, as its chief operating officer.

    Glenda earned her journalism degree at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. A British Chevening scholar, she holds a master’s degree in political sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1999). In May 2018, Glenda finished her Nieman journalism fellowship at Harvard University.

    The books that she has authored include “Under the Crescent Moon: Rebellion in Mindanao,” with Marites Dañguilan-Vitug, a groundbreaking book on the conflict in Mindanao that won the National Book Award. In 2011, she wrote “The Enemy Within: An Inside Story on Military Corruption,” with the late Aries Rufo and Gemma Bagayaua-Mendoza.

    All Sessions by Glenda Gloria

    • 28 July

      Thurs

    • 13:00  - 14:00
      The global war of misinformation has emerged as the next political battleground. From China's portrayal of the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a "legitimate security concern" to a mass social media push during the Philippine Election to white wash the terror of the Marcos era as a "golden age", these government narratives are making in roads and shaping how their citizens vote and view the world. This panel takes a deep dive at how governments propagate misinformation and how journalists can navigate this challenging environment and fight back.
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