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How to Stand Up to a Dictator
- Philippines
- press freedom
- disinformation
- social media
- authoritarianism
- Nobel Peace Prize
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Why I'd hand it to you
Maria Ressa is a Filipino-American journalist who co-founded the news site Rappler and shared the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. She tells how her reporting on President Duterte's drug war made her a target, with arrests and lawsuits, and how social media platforms helped spread lies that weakened democracy in the Philippines and beyond. It is a personal memoir and a warning about press freedom. A heads-up: the parts about tech platforms can get repetitive, and her conclusions about social media companies are strong. Readers who want a detailed history of the Philippines should look elsewhere. Her courage alone makes it worth reading.
— Matt Jordan
Quick summary
- Book
- How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa
- Who it's for
- Readers who care about press freedom and how online disinformation affects democracy.
- Key topics
- Maria Ressa and Rappler
- The Philippines under Duterte
- Disinformation on social media
- Press freedom
- Shelves
- World Affairs, Biography, Current Events
Details
- Author
- Maria Ressa
- ASIN
- 0063257521
- On these shelves
- World Affairs Biography Current Events
- Short link
mattsbooks.org/r/sudi
