Maria Ressa, a Toms River High School North Graduate, Has Been Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Maria Ressa, a Toms River High School North Graduate, Has Been Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Ressa Wins Noble Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa, a 1982 alumnus of High School North who went on to become an investigative journalist and the founder of the news portal Rappler.

For their efforts to protect freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia, journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021.

Ressa is the CEO of Rappler, a news organization critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, and Muratov is the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta.

A Conversation with 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has chosen to give Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for their efforts to protect freedom of expression, which is a prerequisite for democracy and long-term peace.

Ms. Ressa and Mr. Muratov have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their brave fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia, respectively. At the same time, they are ambassadors for all journalists who fight for this ideal in a world where democracy and press freedom are increasingly threatened.

Maria Ressa uses her right to free speech to expose abuses of power, the use of violence, and the rise of authoritarianism in her native Philippines. She co-founded Rappler, a digital media firm focused on investigative journalism, in 2012, and she continues to lead it. Ressa has demonstrated herself to be a brave supporter of freedom of expression as a journalist and CEO of Rappler.

 
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