# Maria Ressa awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Date: 2021

On 8 October 2021 the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to [Maria Ressa](/people/maria-ressa) and Dmitry Muratov for defending freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia. The committee cited Ressa's work as co-founder and head of the investigative outlet Rappler, including its scrutiny of the Duterte government's deadly anti-drug campaign and of disinformation on social media.

## People

- Maria Ressa: https://factrail.ai/people/maria-ressa

## Sources

- https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2021/press-release/
- https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/10/harvard-shorenstein-fellow-maria-ressa-wins-nobel
- https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2021/ressa/facts/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ressa-nobel-peace-prize-2021-10-08