The most high-profile (and controversial) Nobel Prize is the one for peace. The 2021 Peace Prize was awarded by the Nobel Assembly to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."
Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for more than 30 years. She is CEO and executive editor of the Philippines-based online news organization Rappler.com. She graduated from Princeton in 1986 with a bachelor of arts in English.
Muratov is a veteran Russian journalist and founding editor of the fiercely independent Novaya Gazeta newspaper known for hard-hitting investigative work. He attended Kuibyshev State University and served in the Soviet military, before working in journalism.
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