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Tom Smith, The Conversation
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Press crackdown: Philippines’ Duterte has turned on the media that helped him come to power
Rodrigo Duterte’s authoritarianism has progressed from death squads and martial law to cracking down on press freedom.
Tom Smith, The Conversation
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Duterte’s Obama insult was shameful – but the West has turned a blind eye to much, much worse
Calling Barack Obama a 'son of a whore' was just another PR disaster for a country already subject to lazy stereotypes.
Tom Smith, The Conversation