Prize announcement

Announcement of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov, presented by Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 8 October 2021.

“Without media, you cannot have a strong democracy”

Immediately following the announcement, Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, was interviewed by freelance journalist Stig Arild Pettersen regarding the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

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