International media award honors jailed Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio

Int’l media award honors jailed PH journo Cumpio

Detained community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been recognized by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) for her courage, honoring her with the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award this year. In a statement on Thursday, IWMF said Cumpio, who has been detained for more than six years, covered “state violence in the Philippines

By jvicente