channel avatar for !irlkuOkuUIVnEsPLyO:camprappler.campin.gg
channel avatar for !irlkuOkuUIVnEsPLyO:camprappler.campin.gg
Marias Journal โœ๏ธ
ChatChat
BoardBulletin Board

System Log
Ian has joined the channel.Jul 08 06:50 AM
System Log
Lariwell has joined the channel.Jul 09 09:18 AM
user avatar for @mariaressa:camprappler.campin.gg
Maria Ressa - Rappler
Jul 10 02:03 PM

Hello from Rio de Janeiro, where we landed Sunday - in time for the last day of BRICS, and their agreements (especially on technology, these agreements give far more safety measures than the ones we see from the West. (BRICS is an unlikely grouping - Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa ... but its ambition is to try to unite the global south ... Indonesian President Prabowo attended then went on to meet President Lula at Brasilia. https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/justica/noticia/2025-06/court-social-networks-must-be-held-accountable-illegal-content

02:06 PM

Tuesday night, the largest news group in Brazil, O Globo, celebrated its 100th anniversary with the Faz Diferenรงa Award - an incredible group of people selected by a panel of its journalists - including the producer/director and stars of its first Oscar winning film I'M STILL HERE (direct translation, love the title ... about a family's trials and resistance during Brazil's dictatorship) ... gotta run now for last meetings ... more later

๐Ÿ‘๏ธ1
02:06 PM

Oh - I was the first non-Brazilian to be honored with this award, which roughly translates to MAKE A DIFFERENCE :)

02:08 PM

That's the film director with me - Walter Salles

02:12 PM

Book talk Wednesday night - HOW TO STAND UP TO A DICTATOR was translated by Brazil's largest publishing house Companhia das Letras - wonderful audience with journalists, students, teachers ... great questions

02:13 PM

Thanks for this photo, Stephanie

๐Ÿ‘1
02:15 PM

Huge bookstore!! and now gotta run ... chat later

02:16 PM

Ooh, leaving you with two links after President Trump attacked Brazil, and President Lula responded https://x.com/spencerhakimian/status/1943048225763782840?s=46&t=psIsSVQg0OY-e6L0KdFOaw

S
Sam
Jul 10 07:08 PM
Maria Ressa - Rappler

I have many friends inside technology companies who have similar feelings... hard to leave the stability ... the few things I know about are fledgling compared to that stability, an NGO called ROOST (Robust Open Online Safety Tools) which we incubated inside the Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University before we were able to raise $28m to spin it off - the ability to set a floor of safety among professionals in all the tech companies: https://roost.tools/ this was largely the effort of my co-lead at the Technology and Democracy Initiative, Camille Francois. Needless to say, the academe in America has its woes now. Let me think more about your interests and will come back to you if something pops up. We're truly living through creative destruction. I keep thinking that governments/companies will build a public tech stack but ... nothing yet. So let's see. Thank you for your message.

Thanks Maria for these resources, I'll dig in and see what resonates. While I do have technical acumen, as you noted my primary foundational skill-set lies in various forms of Storytelling, so I think I'll probably look to contribute to these movements in that form if/when there's ever a need. Most of my work the past few years is focused on figuring out how to communicate complex technical concepts simply. I think, especially in this proposed space of creating public tech stacks, one challenge we'll encounter is explaining to the public why it's important and what it even is in a way they understand and relate to. Here's my linkedin profile for a more granular sense of my experience. Hope all's well, appreciate the thoughtful response! ๐Ÿ™

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-asher-friedman/
sammyasher@gmail.com

(edited)
System Log
Moderation Bot has removed Lariwell from the channel.Jul 12 03:45 AM
System Log
Lariwell has joined the channel.Jul 14 01:32 AM
user avatar for @mariaressa:camprappler.campin.gg
Maria Ressa - Rappler
Jul 15 03:45 PM
Sam

Thanks Maria for these resources, I'll dig in and see what resonates. While I do have technical acumen, as you noted my primary foundational skill-set lies in various forms of Storytelling, so I think I'll probably look to contribute to these movements in that form if/when there's ever a need. Here's my linkedin profile for a more granular sense of my experience. Hope all's well, appreciate the thoughtful response ๐Ÿ™ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-asher-friedman/ sammyasher@gmail.com

Thanks, Sam! Will keep in mind. If any other ideas, will email you!

๐ŸŒฑ1
๐Ÿ‘๏ธ1
System Log
therealestruel, Nicole and Keifu Ishida/Ishida Keifu joined the channel. Keifu Ishida/Ishida Keifu left the channel.
user avatar for @keifuishida:camprappler.campin.gg
Keifu Ishida/Ishida Keifu
Jul 17 05:10 PM

Ms/Mrs @Maria Ressa - Rappler. Is there a Rappler journ here in Bacolod City rn? Got plenty evidences to show vs BBMDDS crimes

System Log
Moez has joined the channel.Jul 18 12:15 PM
System Log
fleur has joined the channel.Jul 19 03:59 AM
System Log
Ivan Justine Emmanuel Palisoc has joined the channel.Jul 20 02:44 PM
System Log
Mira Santo Tomas has joined the channel.Jul 22 11:40 AM
System Log
Jim, cristine.design, el and Nami joined the channel.
System Log
Basil, John Kiven, Kay and jenny joined the channel.
System Log
Francine and Benn joined the channel.
You're viewing Marias Journal โœ๏ธ . Join the community and chat for free!