Maria Angelita Ressa is a Filipino and American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is the co-founder and CEO of Rappler. She previously spent nearly two decades working as a lead investigative reporter in Southeast Asia for CNN. She has been a distinguished fellow at Columbia University's new Institute of Global Politics since 2023 and a professor of professional practice in Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs since July 2024. The Nobel Peace Prize 2021, announced October 8, 2021. Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace”. Maria Ressa: born 1963, Manila, Philippines. Dmitry Muratov: born 1961, Kubyshev, USSR (now Samara, Russia). Wiki link Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).