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