How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future

by Maria Ressa

there is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.

Data gathered in the last few years shows that more journalists all over the world are being imprisoned and killed than at any time since records began.

The election was proving a showcase for the impact of disinformation and relentless information operations on social media that from 2014 to 2022 transformed Marcos from a pariah into a hero.

whoever won the election would determine not just our future but also our past. You can’t have integrity of elections if you don’t have integrity of facts. Facts lost. History lost.

Their accomplice is technology, the silent nuclear holocaust in our information ecosystem.

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.

Meaning is not something you stumble across or what someone gives you; you build it through every choice you make, the commitments you choose, the people you love, and the values you hold dear.