Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa
Ressa in 2011
Born
Maria Angelita Delfin Aycardo

(1963-10-02) October 2, 1963 (age 60)
Manila, Philippines
Nationality
  • Filipino
  • American
Education
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • author
Known forCo-founding Rappler
Awards
WebsiteOfficial website

Maria Angelita Ressa (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈɾesa]; born Maria Angelita Delfin Aycardo on October 2, 1963) is a Filipino and American journalist. She is the co-founder and CEO of Rappler.[1] She previously spent nearly two decades working as a lead investigative reporter in Southeast Asia for CNN.[2] She will become Professor of Professional Practice in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University on July 1, 2024, and has been a Distinguished Fellow at Columbia's new Institute of Global Politics since fall of 2023.[3]

Ressa was born in Manila and raised in Toms River, New Jersey. She was included in Time's Person of the Year 2018 issue featuring a collection of journalists from around the world actively combating fake news. On February 13, 2019, she was arrested by Philippine authorities for cyberlibel due to accusations that Rappler published a false news story concerning businessman Wilfredo Keng. On June 15, 2020, a court in Manila found her guilty of cyberlibel[4][5] under the controversial Anti-Cybercrime law,[6][7] a move condemned by human rights groups and journalists as an attack on press freedom.[8][9][10] As she is a prominent critic of the then Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, her arrest and conviction was seen by many in the opposition and the international community as a politically motivated act by Duterte's government.[11][12][13] Ressa is one of the 25 leading figures on the Information and Democracy Commission launched by Reporters Without Borders.[14] She was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Dmitry Muratov for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."[15][16][17]

  1. ^ Arsenault, Adrienne (April 27, 2017). "'Democracy as we know it is dead': Filipino journalists fight fake news". CBC News. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Lagrimas, Nicole-Anne C. (February 13, 2019). "Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrested for cyber libel". GMA Network. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa to Join SIPA Faculty". Columbia.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Ratcliffe, Rebecca (June 15, 2020). "Maria Ressa: Rappler editor found guilty of cyber libel charges in Philippines". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Regencia, Ted (June 15, 2020). "Maria Ressa found guilty in blow to Philippines' press freedom". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Philippines: Maria Ressa's cyber libel verdict 'a method of silencing dissent'". Deutsche Welle. June 15, 2020. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Philippine cybercrime law takes effect amid protests". BBC News. October 3, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Philippines: CFWIJ condemns cyber libel conviction of Maria Ressa". The Coalition For Women In Journalism. June 15, 2020. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "US Senators Durbin, Markey, Leahy slam Ressa libel verdict". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Cabato, Regine (June 15, 2020). "Conviction of Maria Ressa, hard-hitting Philippine American journalist, sparks condemnation". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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  12. ^ Gonzales, Cathrine (June 15, 2020). "Robredo: Ressa's cyber libel conviction a threat to Filipinos' freedom". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  13. ^ Dancel, Raul (June 15, 2020). "Court finds prominent Philippine journalist and Duterte critic Maria Ressa guilty of cyber-libel". The Straits Times. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Maria A. Ressa". Reporters Without Borders. September 9, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  15. ^ Gavilan, Jodesz (October 9, 2021). "What you need to know: Filipinos and the Nobel Peace Prize". Rappler. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2021". Nobel Peace Prize. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference dagsavisen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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