Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa is an acclaimed Filipino and American journalist. In 2021, she won the Nobel Prize, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, in recognition of her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. In 2012, she co-founded Filipino news website Rappler. She documented government wrongdoings, such as extrajudicial killings perpetrated during Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drugs campaign. She has been fighting authoritarian push back against her work, she has been arrested multiple times and continues to face pressure from the Filippino government. Earlier in her career, she spent two decades working as a journalist for CNN in Southeast Asia, including as the lead investigative reporter in the region.  🔈📣What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia? ✨ International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po Journalism school. The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs program at Sciences Po Journalism school and PSIA, with the coordination of professional journalists. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.