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Micaela Papa

Micaela Papa

Filipino journalist (born 1989)

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]

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