This was an incredibly illuminating Fresh Air interview with @mariaressa about propaganda and disinformation and populist authoritarianism npr.org/2021/01/06/953… 
Ressa: “We were the canary in the coal mine … we are a former colony of the United States, a protectorate. We also speak English. This is a country where a lot of the tactics, digital tactics, are tested….” npr.org/2021/01/06/953…
This part of the interview really resonated: “when you're in a battle for facts, journalism is activism. And that's a big shift because I grew up a traditional journalist...&I actually realized in this day and age, you have to call it. You have to say a lie is a lie…”
Ressa: “…That’s when I realized I don't have to ask anyone else…And I actually realized in this day and age, you have to call it. You have to say a lie is a lie. You have to challenge in ways that we traditional journalists are uncomfortable with.”
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