this is alsu kurmasheva, finally free, following a historic prisoner swap between russia and the west. the dio free europe/radio liberty journalist endured over six months of detention in russia on false charges. i have all this spectrum of emotions right now. there is anger, but i want to do something. - [margaret] maria ressa is the nobel peace prize winning co-founder of the online news site, rappler, in the philippines. she has faced harassment and multiple arrests due to her investigative reporting and efforts to combat disinformation. - this is by design set up against facts and what keeps you scrolling are lies. - [margaret] jonathan munro is the global news director of the bbc, leading coverage of high risk conflicts from ukraine to gaza. - even when there are real personal threats, putting facts into the bloodstream is central to what we do. - [margaret] with threats to global media freedom increasing, what do these journalists say now? - [announcer] "firing line with margaret hoover" is made possible in part by robert granieri, vanessa and henry cornell, the fairweather foun