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Maria Ressa

1963 - Today

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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. She previously spent nearly two decades working as a lead investigative reporter in Southeast Asia for CNN. She is a Professor of Professional Practice in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and has been a Distinguished Fellow at Columbia's new Institute of Global Politics since fall of 2023. Ressa was born in Manila and raised in Toms River, New Jersey. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Ressa is the 65th most popular journalist (down from 45th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 28th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Filipino Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Maria Ressa ranks 65 out of 196. Before her are Jacob Riis, Martin Parr, Bernard Pivot, Vladislav Listyev, Kazimierz Nowak, and Dith Pran. After her are Michaëlle Jean, Salima Ghezali, Kanno Sugako, Caroline Rémy de Guebhard, Tucker Carlson, and Robbie Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Maria Ressa ranks 210. Before her are Nasrin Sotoudeh, Rashidi Yekini, Dariga Nazarbayeva, Inva Mula, Viorica Dăncilă, and Marc Jacobs. After her are Joe Exotic, Simon Wright, Wang Shu, Masuyo Shiraishi, Jane Luu, and Jon Brion.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Maria Ressa ranks 44 out of 155. Before her are Noli de Castro (1949), Francisco Guilledo (1901), José Villanueva (1913), Pedro Paterno (1857), Oscar Cruz (1934), and Jaime Sin (1928). After her are Leila de Lima (1959), Eugenio Torre (1951), Melchora Aquino (1812), Fernando Lopez (1904), Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945), and Antonio Luna (1866).

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Among JOURNALISTS In Philippines

Among journalists born in Philippines, Maria Ressa ranks 2. Before her are Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850).

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