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4.34 AVERAGE
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and loved that the audio book was narrated by the author.
This book feels more like a memoir to me. It mostly is about Maria's life, but I didn't mind that. She is a good story teller and you get a lot of the wisdom in the examples she provided in how she (and her friends and coworkers) personally stood up to what was happening. In the end there is a helpful numeric list, but not a step by step "this is exactly what you do" if that's what you want.
This book feels more like a memoir to me. It mostly is about Maria's life, but I didn't mind that. She is a good story teller and you get a lot of the wisdom in the examples she provided in how she (and her friends and coworkers) personally stood up to what was happening. In the end there is a helpful numeric list, but not a step by step "this is exactly what you do" if that's what you want.
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How to Stand Up to a Dictator is a powerful narrative about the life of Maria Ressa, where she spent decades of her life dedicated to seeking out the truth, which caused her to meet the most powerful man in the country at the time, which is Duterte. Journalism is a way to carve out a better future as we are always looking for the truth amidst the propaganda and lies fed to us by the government and the politicians, yet many people fall victim to it. Fighting Duterte and trying to uncover what is happening behind his "war on drugs" is dangerous, and trying to find the truth within his motives is a mission that nobody could do, but Maria Ressa is here. In the book, she gave us a glimpse into her life and where she worked before starting Rappler. In the end, the powerful will always silence the knowledgeable.
Maria Ressa herself narrates How To Stand Up to a Dictator on Spotify and i highly recommend everyone give it a listen, it is such a great accompaniment to the book.
i love a good footnote, and every point in this book is backed by solid facts. this is such a well-written book, but of course, nothing less than what one would expect from such an incredible journalist.
coming back to this after starting it an odd 2 years ago broke me open. i cried of course in anger and frustration, but also in hope and inspiration. the fight to defend press freedom is unfortunately more urgent now than it ever was. i am often pained by how extremely bittersweet it is to have the privilege of being far away while my beautiful homeland still has so much to fight for. and what’s even scarier– it is no longer just the Philippines, but the spread of disinformation seems to be wrecking the rest of the world too.
“Democracy is fragile. You have to fight for every bit, every law, every safeguard, every institution, every story. You must know how dangerous it is to suffer even the tiniest cut. This is why I say to us all: we must hold the line.”
i love a good footnote, and every point in this book is backed by solid facts. this is such a well-written book, but of course, nothing less than what one would expect from such an incredible journalist.
coming back to this after starting it an odd 2 years ago broke me open. i cried of course in anger and frustration, but also in hope and inspiration. the fight to defend press freedom is unfortunately more urgent now than it ever was. i am often pained by how extremely bittersweet it is to have the privilege of being far away while my beautiful homeland still has so much to fight for. and what’s even scarier– it is no longer just the Philippines, but the spread of disinformation seems to be wrecking the rest of the world too.
“Democracy is fragile. You have to fight for every bit, every law, every safeguard, every institution, every story. You must know how dangerous it is to suffer even the tiniest cut. This is why I say to us all: we must hold the line.”
challenging
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reflective
medium-paced