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A Thousand Cuts

A look at how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation.

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Ramona S. Diaz

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8 wins & 12 nominations

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[people talking in background] - A Thousand Cuts

[people talking in background]

>> What will you ask me?
[giggles] - A Thousand Cuts

>> What will you ask me? [giggles]

Drug war, what's changed, right?
>> Okay. - A Thousand Cuts

Drug war, what's changed, right? >> Okay.

People think that's
the main accomplishment, - A Thousand Cuts

People think that's the main accomplishment,

>> Rodrigo Roa Duterte, - A Thousand Cuts

>> Rodrigo Roa Duterte,

>> Maria Ressa, a high-profile journalist

>> Maria Ressa carries
the torch of press freedom - A Thousand Cuts

>> Maria Ressa carries the torch of press freedom

[horns honking, vehicles moving
in distance] - A Thousand Cuts

[horns honking, vehicles moving in distance]

It's, like, let me focus you
first - A Thousand Cuts

It's, like, let me focus you first

They're trying to actively form
alternative news. - A Thousand Cuts

They're trying to actively form alternative news.

That's why, all of a sudden,
our society is so polarized, - A Thousand Cuts

That's why, all of a sudden, our society is so polarize...

This group just amplifies,
pounds, - A Thousand Cuts

This group just amplifies, pounds,

And the traditional news sites
are so blind - A Thousand Cuts

And the traditional news sites are so blind

This is fascinating-- - A Thousand Cuts

This is fascinating--

When I supported
then-Mayor Duterte, - A Thousand Cuts

When I supported then-Mayor Duterte,

For a dancer like me,
for an entertainer like me, - A Thousand Cuts

For a dancer like me, for an entertainer like me,

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

>> 1,164 shares. - A Thousand Cuts

>> 1,164 shares.

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

>> He's the first chief
implementer - A Thousand Cuts

>> He's the first chief implementer

After his retirement,
he was chosen - A Thousand Cuts

After his retirement, he was chosen

[men cheering and applauding] - A Thousand Cuts

[men cheering and applauding]

Trust me, I have my own way
of stopping you - A Thousand Cuts

Trust me, I have my own way of stopping you

[speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

[speaking Filipino]:

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

>> The level of poverty on the
ground is phenomenal. - A Thousand Cuts

>> The level of poverty on the ground is phenomenal.

They've had other presidents
and other governments, - A Thousand Cuts

They've had other presidents and other governments,

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

"Whoever did this to you,
I will stop it." - A Thousand Cuts

"Whoever did this to you, I will stop it."

I covered Duterte
when he was still the mayor, - A Thousand Cuts

I covered Duterte when he was still the mayor,

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

He had a lot of nicknames, - A Thousand Cuts

He had a lot of nicknames,

[speaking Filipino] - A Thousand Cuts

[speaking Filipino]

So his messaging - A Thousand Cuts

So his messaging

"I'm an outsider, and I'm here
to change everything." - A Thousand Cuts

"I'm an outsider, and I'm here to change ever...

[song continues] - A Thousand Cuts

[song continues]

>> I, Rodrigo Roa Duterte... - A Thousand Cuts

>> I, Rodrigo Roa Duterte...

>> President Duterte,
right after his inauguration, - A Thousand Cuts

>> President Duterte, right after his inauguration,

>> A year--
actually, that's what - A Thousand Cuts

>> A year-- actually, that's what

And I'll just say that,
a year ago, - A Thousand Cuts

And I'll just say that, a year ago,

We had--
I'll show you all the... yeah. - A Thousand Cuts

We had-- I'll show you all the... yeah.

>> [speaking Filipino] - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]

In 2016, "Rappler" fought
two levels of impunity. - A Thousand Cuts

In 2016, "Rappler" fought two levels of impunity.

We had one team that would go
out every night, - A Thousand Cuts

We had one team that would go out every night,

The narrative of the government
is that they fought back. - A Thousand Cuts

The narrative of the government is that they fought back.

These are extra-judicial
killings or murder. - A Thousand Cuts

These are extra-judicial killings or murder.

>> "Impunity" in the drug war
was a continuing series. - A Thousand Cuts

>> "Impunity" in the drug war was a continui...

We put faces and names - A Thousand Cuts

We put faces and names

Anyone on Facebook who
questioned - A Thousand Cuts

Anyone on Facebook who questioned

We began to gather data. - A Thousand Cuts

We began to gather data.

We began to look at the accounts
attacking all of media. - A Thousand Cuts

We began to look at the accounts attacking all of media.

We stumbled onto something--
disinformation networks. - A Thousand Cuts

We stumbled onto something-- disinformation networks.

When you see the network
that spreads it, - A Thousand Cuts

When you see the network that spreads it,

The second piece was how - A Thousand Cuts

The second piece was how

Mocha Uson blog,
she attacked "Rappler," - A Thousand Cuts

Mocha Uson blog, she attacked "Rappler,"

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

>> It was the second
State of the Nation address. - A Thousand Cuts

>> It was the second State of the Nation address.

I automatically tweeted,
"Mr. President, you're wrong." - A Thousand Cuts

I automatically tweeted, "Mr. President, you're wr...

What do you do
when the president lies, - A Thousand Cuts

What do you do when the president lies,

A week after
the president did that, - A Thousand Cuts

A week after the president did that,

January 2018, the government
tried to close "Rappler." - A Thousand Cuts

January 2018, the government tried to close "Rappler.&q...

In a little more than a year,
we faced 11 cases. - A Thousand Cuts

In a little more than a year, we faced 11 cases.

[people talking in background] - A Thousand Cuts

[people talking in background]

But at the same time during your
speech, - A Thousand Cuts

But at the same time during your speech,

You say that this is not
an attack on media, - A Thousand Cuts

You say that this is not an attack on media,

>> 'Cause the end goal - A Thousand Cuts

>> 'Cause the end goal

>> [chanting]: Mocha! Mocha! - A Thousand Cuts

>> [chanting]: Mocha! Mocha!

[drumming] - A Thousand Cuts

[speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

[speaking Filipino]:

[crowd shouting] - A Thousand Cuts

[crowd shouting]

[crowd shouting and chanting] - A Thousand Cuts

[crowd shouting and chanting]

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

>> A prominent critic - A Thousand Cuts

>> A prominent critic

>> Press freedom advocates say - A Thousand Cuts

>> Press freedom advocates say

>> [speaking Filipino] - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]

[people talking in background,
cameras clicking] - A Thousand Cuts

[people talking in background, cameras clicking]

>> We have until 9:00
to be able to post bail. - A Thousand Cuts

>> We have until 9:00 to be able to post bail.

Without the right documents, we
cannot post bail, so they're... - A Thousand Cuts

Without the right documents, we cannot post bail, so they�...

It's a night in prison,
it's a night here, - A Thousand Cuts

It's a night in prison, it's a night here,

>> Demand press freedom!
>> Free Maria Ressa! - A Thousand Cuts

>> Demand press freedom! >> Free Maria Ressa!

>> My stay last night
at the NBI - A Thousand Cuts

>> My stay last night at the NBI

And for me,
it's about two things: - A Thousand Cuts

And for me, it's about two things:

This isn't just about me and
it's not just about "Rappler." - A Thousand Cuts

This isn't just about me and it's not just about &...

This case,
the cyber-libel case, - A Thousand Cuts

This case, the cyber-libel case,

But they reversed their
position, - A Thousand Cuts

But they reversed their position,

The story which supposedly
violated - A Thousand Cuts

The story which supposedly violated

They're applying
a law retroactively, right? - A Thousand Cuts

They're applying a law retroactively, right?

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

>> [speaking Filipino]: - A Thousand Cuts

>> [speaking Filipino]:

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A look at how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ramona S. Diaz

Writer: Ramona S. Diaz

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 81/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Aug 2020

Awards: 8 wins & 12 nominations

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