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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
I don't think I'm the target audience for this book. I wasn't expecting to read a chapter on high-school or the lessons Ressa learned from standing up for the classroom outcast. Are we supposed to clap? Well done? Am I meant to be astounded by her wisdom and mercy? The obnoxiousness of casting every miniscule moment of her life in heroic light diminishes the moments when Ressa is genuinely worthy of respect and admiration. The disservice her self-directed hero worship does to the book is that when these moments come around, all I can do is roll my eyes. Seriously, is this book about Ressa being amazing, or is it about how to stop a dictator?
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Incredible book of such relevance, beautifully told and at the revenges of time. A bookmthat should be read especially by youngsters or even part of school curriculum.
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Part memoir, part history lesson, part warning, Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa shares her experiences as the first CNN journalist in Southeast Asia and creator of Rappeler.
As the title reinforces, Ressa took on corrupt regimes in the Philippines and elsewhere, and was incarcerated for it. What she lacks in physical height she more than made up for in brilliance, courage and dogged determination -- as well as the ability to hire and trust amazing colleagues.
In this era of disinformation, this book is an important read to understand how Facebook and other social media are intentionally targeted, used and connected to politics and elections. Relevant world-wide, I strongly urge folks in the US to read this book as we head into what will be one of the most terrifying presidential election cycles of the present era.
As the title reinforces, Ressa took on corrupt regimes in the Philippines and elsewhere, and was incarcerated for it. What she lacks in physical height she more than made up for in brilliance, courage and dogged determination -- as well as the ability to hire and trust amazing colleagues.
In this era of disinformation, this book is an important read to understand how Facebook and other social media are intentionally targeted, used and connected to politics and elections. Relevant world-wide, I strongly urge folks in the US to read this book as we head into what will be one of the most terrifying presidential election cycles of the present era.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, War
Moderate: Misogyny
A very elaborate auto-biographical account of Maria Ressa’s life as a journalist. You can feel the passion in her work through her descriptive and detailed explanation. Some parts may be a little lengthy, but overall a great, insightful and informative read!
Very scary, she stresses we must keep fighting. Facebook’s spread of propaganda is horrific. Education is the key to not falling for propaganda.
“When I taught at the University of the Philippines in the years I was with Probe, I wanted to understand what and how-students were learning. What were their values? What I saw being rewarded was respect for authority: knowing your place, rote learning, the ability to memorize and mimic answers back; neatness and punctuality; and above all, submission to their teachers and their views. They rarely articulated what they really thought.”
This type of learning is starting to be pushed here in the US. What happened in the Philippines is happening in the US now.
“When I taught at the University of the Philippines in the years I was with Probe, I wanted to understand what and how-students were learning. What were their values? What I saw being rewarded was respect for authority: knowing your place, rote learning, the ability to memorize and mimic answers back; neatness and punctuality; and above all, submission to their teachers and their views. They rarely articulated what they really thought.”
This type of learning is starting to be pushed here in the US. What happened in the Philippines is happening in the US now.
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4.5 Stars. It's a very "thick" book, in terms of ideas and stories that take a while to mentally digest. Maria was born in the Philippines, but spent most of her late childhood and early adulthood in the USA, before returning to the Philippines to be a journalist there.
She was there at the beginning of CNN, and watched Facebook go from a force for good and connection, to a force leveraged for evil. She's fought her entire life for journalism and journalistic integrity, even when living under oppressive and tumultuous regimes. Her stories are both fascinating and a horrific warning. We MUST do better re: media, especially social media.
She entirely deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. May other good journalists follow her example.
She was there at the beginning of CNN, and watched Facebook go from a force for good and connection, to a force leveraged for evil. She's fought her entire life for journalism and journalistic integrity, even when living under oppressive and tumultuous regimes. Her stories are both fascinating and a horrific warning. We MUST do better re: media, especially social media.
She entirely deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. May other good journalists follow her example.