Micaela Papa is a Filipino journalist who has worked for the BBC in London and GMA Network in Manila. She is one of the youngest international award-winning broadcast journalist in the Philippines, best known for disaster coverages such as her firsthand report of Supertyphoon Haiyan [1] in 2013 (part of the GMA News collective entry that won the prestigious Peabody award[2]) and her documentaries on social issues, such as 2013's Brigada documentary "Gintong Krudo" which garnered several awards, including the Silver World Medal at the New York Festivals[3] and the One World Award from the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers.[4]
Micaela Papa | |
|---|---|
 Papa at the BBC in 2016 | |
| Born | 1989 (age 34–35) |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway University of London University of the Philippines - Diliman |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Career | |
| Show | 24 Oras Brigada I-Witness |
| Network | GMA Network BBC |
| Country | Philippines |
| Website | www |
Papa has served as presenter and reporter for episodes of the BBC World Service programmes “The Compass,[5]” and “World Hacks,[6]” and has produced episodes of “Profile[7]” for BBC Radio 4. She has also done two-way interviews for other international media networks such as Canada's CBC News.
Papa was a recipient of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship[8] and the One World Media Production Grant.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Pananalasa ng Typhoon Yolanda sa Leyte, naranasan nina Micaela Papa". GMA News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Coverage of Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan)". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "New York Festivals Awards - Winners Showcase". www.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Brigada wins One World Award in US Intl Film & Video Fest". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "A Young World - Philippines, A Young World, The Compass - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Cloud Catchers In Peru, BBC World Hacks - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Rodrigo Duterte, Profile - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "GMA News' Micaela Papa among 27 new Filipino Chevening scholars". GMA News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "2016 Grantees". One World Media. Retrieved 16 August 2017.