About Maria
Maria Ressa is a journalist with over 36 years in the profession who co-founded and serves as CEO of Rappler, the Philippines' leading digital-only news site. She won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. She has been named Time's Person of the Year (2018) and listed among its 100 Most Influential People. She became chairperson of the World Movement for Democracy Steering Committee in 2022. She previously worked as a senior vice president at ABS-CBN managing multimedia news operations, and opened and ran CNN bureaus in Manila and Jakarta.
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- Co-founding Rappler, a digital news organization fighting for press freedom in the Philippines
- Winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to safeguard freedom of expression
- Work on disinformation and fake news
- Journalism investigating terrorism in Southeast Asia
- Opening and managing CNN bureaus in Manila and Jakarta
- Senior leadership at ABS-CBN's multimedia news operations
- Writing about terrorism and resistance to authoritarianism
- Journalist
- News organization CEO
- Author
- Keynote speaker
- Advisor on corporate governance and strategy
- News & Media
- Human Rights & Social Justice
- Political Speakers
- Asian History & Culture
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