Good morning from Bonn! At the Global Media Forum, I'll be on a panel with Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.

You look good Maria!

Good morning from Bonn, where we're having last meetings, then leaving for the Cannes Festival, advertising and the creative industry's annual meeting. This year, I'll be receiving the Cannes Lionheart Award (on Friday): https://www.canneslions.com/news/cannes-lions-honours-maria-ressa-as-its-2024-cannes-lionheart I'll be writing speech today and tomorrow. Any ideas welcome!

Good morning from Cannes! I'll be speaking at 11am today, award ceremony tonight. See you at the Palais :)

Hello from Paris! Last night’s audience at the Cannes Lion Awards may have been the best audience ever :) did presentation in morning, award at night

The lecture in morning and awarding at night are behind the Cannes Lions paywall, but some clips are here so you get a sense of the crowd and my request: To the world's best creatives, what would you do if FACTS were your brand. It's boring. How would you give it energy and make people crave it? :) https://x.com/jpiedrahita/status/1804289172196462947

Good morning from Tbilisi, Georgia! Landed late Saturday night. Walked into meetings Sunday and ZEG, which literally means the day after tomorrow. The festival is left brain, right brain - artists, dancers, journalists++

Hello, Manila!!! How wonderful to be home. I have a lot to share (and will over the weekend but going into zoom meeting). From Tblisi, I went to #GlobalFact11 in Sarajevo … will tell you more about the incredible people and the path we see ahead! In the meantime, let me leave you with this great photo from Natalia Antaleva, founder of Coda Story - from ZEG

Good morning from the Philippines!! Love the moment when dark turns to light :)

Did President Macron make a mistake in calling for snap elections? Or was he bold and daring? (He had a mandate that would've lasted two more years ...) Voting ongoing https://www.rappler.com/world/europe/france-snap-parliamentary-election-begins-june-30-2024/

It seems to have backfired on President Macron (and France) https://www.rappler.com/world/europe/france-election-updates-june-30-2024/

Off rec briefings tell us that Macron called elections early because their projections show a far right majority if elections were held later. Now the centrists and leftists must find a way to work together to prevent that far right majority.

https://www.rappler.com/world/europe/france-parliamentary-election-updates-july-1-2024/

Good afternoon from Manila! There's a lot to watch this week in terms of elections and judicial movements - starting last night with SCOTUS ruling on immunity for the US president: https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/united-states-supreme-court-rules-trump-immunity-official-not-private-acts/

UK elections held yesterday! Expected to end the conservative party, which had ushered in Brexit https://www.rappler.com/world/europe/united-kingdom-election-labour-sweep-power-huge-majority-exit-poll-july-4-2024/

Good morning from Manila! It's so good to be home! (although I travel again on Monday for an event Wednesday in Berlin with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. It's for his Forum Bellevue on the Transformation of Society https://www.bundespraesident.de/EN/federal-president/focal-areas/forum-bellevue/forum-bellevue_node.html We'll be talking about AI & society's digital transformation. we've largely left technology in the hands of engineers and profiteers (I choose the word carefully given the impact on us as people, as societies, as governments -and on emergent human behavior. Had a conversation with Shoshana Zuboff on Friday about whether the changes are evolutionary - not yet, we agreed ... unless we don't arrest and reverse present trends. Just a reminder: France votes today on second round https://www.rappler.com/world/europe/far-right-bids-power-france-holds-parliamentary-election-july-2024/

Good morning from Berlin! in a short while, will be with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Forum Bellevue. If you're in Berlin, join us ... or watch the stream https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Berichte/EN/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/2024/240710-Forum-Bellevue-3.html

It begins!

https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Reden/EN/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/Reden/2024/240710-Forum-Bellevue-No3.html?nn=290986

Good morning from Manila!!