Maria Ressa discusses how the spread of false news on social media threatens democracy.

Maria Ressa Firing Line

Premiered December 09, 2022
Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist who faces life in prison for standing up to authoritarianism in the Philippines, discusses how the spread of false news through social media threatens democracy and the importance of a free press.

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