May 13, 2020 — Asia Society Northern California hosts Maria Ressa, CEO and executive editor of Rappler.com and Time's 2018 "Person of the Year," in a discussion of how authoritarian leaders are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis — including the Philippine government’s recent shutdown of the TV network ABS-CBN. Ressa also discusses how governments and political actors weaponize social media. The conversation was moderated by NPR London Correspondent Frank Langfitt. (59 min., 42 sec.).