By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz By — Stephanie Kotuby Stephanie Kotuby By — Alexa Gold Alexa Gold Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/maria-ressa-offers-a-guide-to-defending-democracy-in-the-fight-back Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa chronicled her fight against the Duterte regime in the Philippines in her 2022 book, “How to Stand Up to a Dictator.” She detailed attacks on her reporting and her newsroom's struggle to defend press freedom and democracy. In a new book, Ressa warns of other threats to those same freedoms. Amna Nawaz spoke with Ressa about “The Fight Back." Listen to this Segment By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour. @IAmAmnaNawaz By — Stephanie Kotuby Stephanie Kotuby Stephanie Kotuby is the Senior Editorial Producer of PBS NewsHour and the Executive Producer of Washington Week with the Atlantic. By — Alexa Gold Alexa Gold Alexa Gold is a producer for PBS News.
Maria Ressa offers a guide to defending democracy in 'The Fight Back'
In short
Maria Ressa's new release, "The Fight Back," functions as a strategic guide to protecting democratic systems against modern threats. The publication expands on themes from her 2022 account, "How to Stand Up to a Dictator," which documented her newsroom's opposition to the Duterte regime in the Philippines. To discuss the project and the ongoing struggle for press freedom, Ressa joined PBS NewsHour co-anchor and co-managing editor Amna Nawaz for a recent interview.
Key points
- Maria Ressa provides a practical guide aimed at defending democracy and countering threat…: Maria Ressa provides a practical guide aimed at defending democracy and countering threats to foundational freedoms.
- The journalist previously documented attacks on her newsroom while opposing the Duterte r…: The journalist previously documented attacks on her newsroom while opposing the Duterte regime in the Philippines.
- Press freedom requires sustained newsroom efforts to safeguard essential democratic princ…: Press freedom requires sustained newsroom efforts to safeguard essential democratic principles from political hostility.