Redigerer Maria Ressa (avsnitt)

===Journalist===
Ressa arbeidet for [[CNN]], først i [[Manila]] fra 1988 til 1995 og deretter i [[Jakarta]] fra 1995 til 2005. Som CNNs ledende undersøkende journalist i Asia spesialiserte hun seg på å undersøke terroristnettverk.{{Tr}} 

Fra 2004 til 2010 ledet Ressa nyhetsavdelingen for det filippinske fjernsyns- og online-konsernet [[ABS-CBN]]. Samtidig fortsatt hun sitt arbeid for CNN,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/03/bin.laden.southeast.asia/index.html |titel=Spreading terror: From bin Laden to Facebook in Southeast Asia |zugriff=2019-01-26 |sprache=en}}</ref> og hun skrev også for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>{{Literatur |Autor=Maria A. Ressa |Titel=Noynoy Flunks His First Test |Hrsg= |Sammelwerk=Wall Street Journal |Band= |Nummer= |Auflage= |Verlag= |Ort= |Datum=2010-09-06 |ISBN= |ISSN= |Seiten=en |Online=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703417104575474533645106048 |Abruf=2019-01-26}}</ref> I et åpent brev den 11. oktober 2010, meddelte Ressa at hun ikke kom til å forlenge sin seksårskontrakt med ABS-CBN.<ref>{{cite web |autor=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/insights/10/11/10/maria-ressas-letter-abs-cbn-news-and-current-affairs-team |title=Maria Ressa's letter to ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |date=2019-01-26}}</ref> 

Hun byttet jobb til ''Det internasjonale forskningssentrum for politisk vold og terrorisme'' (ICPVTR) tilknyttet S. Rajaratnam-instituttet for Internasjonale studier ved [[Nanyang teknologiske universitet|Nanyang Technological University]] i [[Singapore]] som ''Writer in Residence''.

Hun har skrevet to bøker om terrorismens vekst i Sørøst-Asia: ''Seeds of Terror: An Eyewitness Account of Al-Qaidas Newest Center'' (2011) og ''From Bin Laden to Facebook 10 Days of Abduction, 10 Years of Terrorism'' (2013). Hun har også skrevet om [[Bojinka-planen]], som ble avverget på Filippinene. Planen gikk ut på selvmordsattentat mot pave Johannes Paul II under hans Manilabesøk i 1995, tett etterfulgt av selvmordsbombing av elleve interkontinentale passasjerfly over Stillehavet.<ref name= ressa-missed>Ressa, Maria (2003) [http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/07/26/khalid.confession/index.html Philippines: U.S. missed 9/11 clues years ago] [[CNN]]</ref><ref name= ressa-Filipino>Ressa, Maria (2015) [https://www.rappler.com/specials/pope-francis-ph/80902-filipino-woman-save-pope Filipino Woman Save Pope] {{Wayback|url=https://www.rappler.com/specials/pope-francis-ph/80902-filipino-woman-save-pope |date=20190824192605 }} rappler.com 15. januar 2015, lest 1. september 2019</ref> 

Hun etablerte nettavisen Rappler i 2012. Nettavisen startet som en [[Facebook]]-side i august 2011 under navnet MovePH.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MovePH|url=http://facebook.com/rapplerdotcom/|website=Facebook|access-date=18. april 2020}}</ref> Den ble fra 1. januar 2012 en selvstendig webside.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Independent journalism with impact|url=https://www.rappler.com/about-rappler/about-us/184707-rappler-story-independent-journalism-impact|website=Rappler|access-date=18. april 2020|language=en}}</ref> Nettstedet er siden blitt en vesentlig nyhetsportal på [[Filippinene]] og har mottatt flere lokale og internasjonale priser.{{Tr}}

Ressa er en av 25 medlemmer av Information and Democracy Commission, som ble lansert i 2018 av [[Journalister uten grenser]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rsf.org/en/declaration|date=5. november 2018|title=Declaration Information & Democracy Commission|accessdate=18. april 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rsf.org/en/maria-ressa|title=Information & Democracy Commission: Maria A. Ressa|accessdate=18. april 2020|language=en}}</ref>

I 2020 ble hun dømt for «cyberlibel» (bakvaskelse på internett)<ref name="aljazeeraconvicition2020">{{Cite news |last=Regencia |first=Ted |date=2020-06-15 |title=Maria Ressa found guilty in blow to Philippines' press freedom |language=en |work=aljazeera.com |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/6/15/maria-ressa-found-guilty-in-blow-to-philippines-press-freedom |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112004522/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/6/15/maria-ressa-found-guilty-in-blow-to-philippines-press-freedom |archive-date=2020-11-12}}</ref><ref name="guardianCyberLibel">{{Cite news|last=Ratcliffe|first=Rebecca|date=15. juni 2020|title=Maria Ressa: Rappler editor found guilty of cyber libel charges in Philippines|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/15/maria-ressa-rappler-editor-found-guilty-of-cyber-libel-charges-in-philippines|access-date=June 15, 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> rettet mot den filippinske regjering under [[Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012|Philippine Anti-Cybercrime law]].<ref name="DeutscheWelleConviction2020">{{Cite news |date=2020-06-15 |title=Philippines: Maria Ressa's cyber libel verdict 'a method of silencing dissent' |language=en-GB |work=Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) |url=https://www.dw.com/en/philippines-maria-ressas-cyber-libel-verdict-a-method-of-silencing-dissent/a-53811284 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616034306/https://www.dw.com/en/philippines-maria-ressas-cyber-libel-verdict-a-method-of-silencing-dissent/a-53811284 |archive-date=2020-06-16}}</ref><ref name="bbcCybercrimeProtests">{{cite news |title=Philippine cybercrime law takes effect amid protests |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19810474 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=3. oktober 2012}}</ref> Dette utløste protester fra menneskerettighetsgrupper og journalister som mente dommen innebar et angrep på pressefriheten.<ref name="cfwijCondemns">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-15|title=Philippines: CFWIJ condemns cyber libel conviction of Maria Ressa|url=https://womeninjournalism.org/cfwij-press-statements/cfwij-condemns-cyber-libel-conviction-of-maria-ressa|access-date=2020-06-29|website=[[The Coalition For Women In Journalism]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630003432/https://womeninjournalism.org/cfwij-press-statements/cfwij-condemns-cyber-libel-conviction-of-maria-ressa|url-status=yes}}</ref><ref name="durbinMarkeyLeahy">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-17|title=US Senators Durbin, Markey, Leahy slam Ressa libel verdict|url=https://usa.inquirer.net/55795/us-senators-durbin-markey-leahy-slam-ressa-libel-verdict|access-date=2020-06-29|website=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="wapoConvictionMariaRessa">{{cite news |last1=Cabato |first1=Regine |title=Conviction of Maria Ressa, hard-hitting Philippine American journalist, sparks condemnation |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/maria-ressa-rappler-filipino-american-journalist-guilty-cyber-libel-prison/2020/06/14/0dc58872-ae9c-11ea-98b5-279a6479a1e4_story.html |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=15. juni 2020}}</ref>