Can we inform reality from fiction anymore? Can journalism survive?
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum’s ebook Autocracy, Included investigates how autocratic regimes weaponize enterprise and expertise, and the way data operations and deepfakes undermine democratic techniques around the globe.
In a world powered by expertise and social media, how can we struggle again?
On this episode of #HoldtheLine, Rappler CEO and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa sits down with Applebaum to speak about what the longer term holds for journalism, democracy, and rule of legislation. As autocratic regimes thrive, how can we work to see democracy and rule of legislation prevail?
Watch the interview on Rappler on Wednesday, August 27, at 8 pm. – Rappler.com
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