Micaela Papa

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Micaela Papa
Micaela Papa BBC.jpg
Papa at the BBC in 2016
Born1989 (age 31–32)
Quezon City
Alma materRoyal Holloway University of London
University of the Philippines - Diliman
OccupationJournalist
Career
Show24 Oras
Brigada
I-Witness
NetworkGMA Network
BBC
CountryPhilippines
Websitewww.gmanetwork.com/news/video/reporters/29/micaelapapa

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]

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[]

  1. ^ "Pananalasa ng Typhoon Yolanda sa Leyte, naranasan nina Micaela Papa". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  2. ^ "Coverage of Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan)". Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  3. ^ "New York Festivals Awards - Winners Showcase". www.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  4. ^ "Brigada wins One World Award in US Intl Film & Video Fest". Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  5. ^ "A Young World - Philippines, A Young World, The Compass - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  6. ^ "Cloud Catchers In Peru, BBC World Hacks - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  7. ^ "Rodrigo Duterte, Profile - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  8. ^ "GMA News' Micaela Papa among 27 new Filipino Chevening scholars". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  9. ^ "2016 Grantees". One World Media. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
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