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writerbeverly 's review for:
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
by Maria Ressa
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.