Category Archives: Internet

FROM BIN LADEN TO FACEBOOK now on Kindle!

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Maria Ressa

I learned something from the 2003 release of “Seeds of Terror: An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaeda’s Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asia.” It was published by Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster. That meant everything was centralized … Continue reading →

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“The Power in Your Hands”

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Maria Ressa

Keynote speech delivered during the Tatt Awards night on Aug. 26, 2011, at the Peninsula Hotel in Manila, Philippines. I was part of a panel of judges called the Tatt Council, which selected the winners. This was first posted on … Continue reading →

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“From bin Laden to Facebook” in Garmisch, Germany

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Maria Ressa

I walked into the room and looked around. It was large. Each desk had a headset. I walked to the front where the podium was. It was flanked by two huge monitors on either side. It was like a mini … Continue reading →

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Is the Internet Making You Dumber?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Maria Ressa

Lots of books have been written about both the positive and negative effects of the internet on our minds and the types of people we are becoming. For balanced, opposing views, I’d recommend Clay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus and Nicholas Carr’s … Continue reading →

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The future of journalism in the world’s most dangerous place for journalists

Posted on October 5, 2010 by mify

Fifty seven people killed in broad daylight, 30 of them journalists. It was premeditated murder because even before they were ambushed, their graves were dug. It was the worst election-related violence we have ever seen and the deadliest single attack on journalists anywhere around the world. Continue reading →

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