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Tom Smith, The Conversation

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
· Jan 19, 2018 · 11:30 pm
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
· Sep 07, 2016 · 03:30 pm