Less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to protect free speech, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is fighting to stay out of jail while her news website Rappler faces possible closure. "The battle begins in your mind and in your emotions," Ressa says, "and someone who works in conflict areas knows that you have to first control your emotions." But the spirited veteran reporter -- a vocal critic of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly drug war -- refuses to be cowed into silence. "This is a newsroom that's been under attack for six years and we've prepared ourselves," Ressa, 58, told AFP this week as she sat in Rappler's office in suburban Manila. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES