Here are some things that we need to know Rappler CEO Maria Ressa
MARIA RESSA – Here are some important details that you need to know about the Filipino-American journalist and Rappler CEO.
Maria A. Ressa becomes one of the most controversial personalities online for facing charges over cyber libel promulgation. The journalist has already faced several issues in the past especially her position as Rappler’s co-founder.
President Rodrigo Duterte and several local officials lambasted the local news company Rappler for their misleading information. However, the media company explained that they have freedom of expression.
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Here are some important things that you still need to know about the journalist:
BIOGRAPHY
Maria A. Ressa is a Filipino-American journalist and popularly known as co-founder of the news site Rappler. The Rappler co-founder was born on October 2, 1963, in Manila.
CHILDHOOD
The media personality grew up in Manila until the age of 10 and relocated to Tom River, New Jersey, wherein she spent her childhood and adolescence. She studied at Toms River High School North and graduated with a B.A. degree in English at Princeton University.
CAREER
The 56-year-old journalist had her first job at government station PTV 4. Eventually, she co-founded an independent production company named Probe in 1987 and also worked as the bureau chief of CNN until 1995.
She continues to works in various companies and established Rappler in 2012, which started as Facebook page MovePH in 2011.
CONTROVERSY
On January 10, 2018, Ressa and Rappler reporter Reynaldo Santos, and businessman Benjamin Bitanga received a subpoena filed by Wilfredo Keng for allegedly republishing an article on Keng’s alleged lending of sports vehicle to late Chief Justice Renato Corona as bribe.
In November 2018, the Fil-Am personality faced tax evasion and failure to file tax returns charges from the Philippine government.
On February 13, 2019, the journalist faced cyber libel charges for an article published on the online news site Rappler.
OTHER DETAILS
- Former US first lady Michelle Obama was a classmate of Maria Ressa at the Princeton University.
- She also received numerous awards and nominations from various award-giving bodies.
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