Micaela Papa | |
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 Papa at the BBC in 2016 | |
| Born | 1989 (age 35–36) |
| 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 |
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]