No. of Recommendations: 6
By Matra Ressa the CEO of Rappler ( A Philippine Online Newspaper)
Short: 8 minuutes 39 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtSTBoPloqISome of the points are for journos
From a comment:
Maria Ressa’s points:
1. Autocracy is about power and money, not about ideology
2. Beware of bottom up attacks on journalists through social media (journalist = criminal)
3. Beware of top down attacks through legal cases, tax audits, vindictive government agencies
4. Do not normalize autocratic behavior
5. Hold on to democratic values
6. Be transparent
7. Stay committed
8. Not about taking sides, but on the side of facts
9. Hold the line: defend the Constitution
10. In some ways a corrupt government is easier to deal with, as everything is transactional
11. Build community, engage with the real world
12. Crowd funding to address challenges
13. We are factionalized through social media (it connects as well as corrupts us and separates us), has led to people electing illiberal leaders democratically
14. Collaborate
15. Reach across the ideological spectrum to like-minded people who also care about democratic values
16. Embrace your fears
17. Imagine worst case scenarios and workflow them (through drills)
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