685: How Your Career Will Likely Unfold With Maria Ressa, Rappler [K-Cup TripleShot]

Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappler, an online news network based in the Philippines. Rappler’s mission is to tell stories that create conversations and change among their community of readers. Rappler and Maria have both faced numerous legal issues, as the news network continues to report on sensitive stories that are at times highly critical of the current government. Prior to founding Rappler, Maria worked as a CNN Bureau Chief in the Philippines for 18 years. In 2018, Maria was included in a group of journalists honored by Time magazine as their Person of The Year and was also honored in 2019 as one of their 100 Most Influential People. She graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with a B.A. in English, Theatre and Dance. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE: If you want to listen to Maria’s entire interview please listen to T4C episode #679