Margarita Ortigas (generally known as Marga Ortigas) is a writer and media communications consultant who previously worked as a correspondent for
Al Jazeera English.
Career
Marga Ortigasis a writer, journalist, and media professional who blogs and does consulting work. She has over 25 years experience in broadcasting in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Early work
Ortigas began her career as a news anchor, reporter, and producer at
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company unde ...
, and
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
, in the Philippines.
CNN International
Ortigas was a field producer, editor, and reporter with
CNN International
CNN International (CNNI, simply branded on-air as CNN) is an international television channel that is owned by CNN Global. CNN International carries news-related programming worldwide; it cooperates with sister network CNN's national and inte ...
news based in London from 2000 to 2005 and spent considerable time in Baghdad and the Middle East on assignment.
Al Jazeera English
Ortigas was the Senior Asia
correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for a magazine, or an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, locati ...
for Al Jazeera English, travelling the region extensively for 11 years. She covered all aspects including the growth of China, tensions on the Korean peninsula, cross-border and internal conflicts among ASEAN states, and the many natural disasters around Asia. She also reported extensively on both the aftermath of
Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013, and the
Great East Japan quake in 2011.
Ortigas is one of the original correspondents of Al Jazeera English, having joined the channel at its inception in 2005.
A strong multi-media story-teller, she is on Twitter
Facebook and other platforms. She also keeps a blog o
www.i-migrant.com
In 2011, Ortigas was recognised by the
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC; french: Comité international de la Croix-Rouge) is a humanitarian organization which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is also a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate. State parties (signato ...
for Humanitarian Reporting.
Early life
Ortigas was educated at Ateneo de Manila University
, mottoeng = Light in the Lord
, type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution
, established = December 10, 1859
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic ( Jesuits)
, academic ...
where she studied journalism and communications, and at th
University of Greenwich
(UK) where she gained a Masters in Literature as
British Council Chevening scholar
In addition to English, she speaks Spanish and Tagalog.
Filmography
* 1991-1996: GMA News Live (GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
)
* 1992-1996: GMA Network News
Below is a partial list of shows that were previously aired on the Philippine television network, GMA Network. For the currently aired shows of the network, see the list of programs broadcast by GMA Network.
Original programming News
Drama
;An ...
(GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
)
References
External links
Al Jazeera English - About us - Field correspondents
Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera Blogs: Marga Ortigas
Marga Ortigas Official Website
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Al Jazeera people
CNN people
Living people
Ateneo de Manila University alumni
Alumni of the University of Greenwich
Filipino expatriates in the United Kingdom
Filipino expatriates in Hong Kong
Filipino journalists
Filipino women journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)