Marites Vitug

Marites Dañguilan Vitug is a Filipino journalist and author who co-founded the news magazine Newsbreak.[3] She was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University from 1986 to 1987.[4][1]

Marites Vitug
NationalityFilipino
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
London School of Economics[1]
OccupationJournalist, author
Notable work
Under the Crescent Moon: Rebellion in Mindanao (with Glenda M. Gloria)
Shadow of Doubt
Rock Solid
Spouse(s)Virgilio V. Vitug[2]
Children1[2]

Early life and education

Marites Dañguilan Vitug was raised by her parents to be a devout Catholic in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.[5] Her mother was a member of the Catholic Women's League, while her father was a member of the Knights of Columbus.[6] Vitug in her youth joined the Catholic Marian society called the Sodality of Our Lady.[6]

Vitug received her Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman.[1]

Career

Vitug began her journalism career in the early 1980s,[7] writing for the daily business newspaper Business Day (now BusinessWorld).[6] Vitug cites the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. on August 21, 1983 as what prompted her to cover political issues and events such as insurgencies and protests, with the publisher of Business Day adding a political section to the paper.[6]

Vitug's first book, titled Power from the Forest: The Politics of Logging, was published in 1993 by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. She founded with fellow journalist Glenda Gloria the weekly news magazine Newsbreak, with its first issue released on January 24, 2001.[8]

Vitug is currently the editor-at-large of the Filipino news site Rappler.[6]

Bibliography
  • Vitug, Marites Dañguilan (1993). Power from the Forest: The Politics of Logging.[1] Quezon City: Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. (ISBN 9718686010)
  • Vitug, Marites Dañguilan; Yabes, Criselda (1998). Jalan-Jalan: A Journey Through EAGA.[1] Mandaluyong: Anvil Publishing. (ISBN 9712707601)
  • Vitug, Marites Dañguilan; Gloria, Glenda M. (2000). Under the Crescent Moon: Rebellion in Mindanao.[1] Quezon City: Ateneo Center for Social Policy & Public Affairs. (ISBN 9719167971)
  • Vitug, Marites Dañguilan (2010). Shadow of Doubt: Probing the Supreme Court.[1] Quezon City: Public Trust Media Group. (ISBN 978-9719473619)
  • Vitug, Marites Dañguilan; Yabes, Criselda (2011). Our Rights, Our Victories: Landmark Cases in the Supreme Court. Quezon City: Cleverheads Publishing. (ISBN 978-9719518907)
  • Vitug, Marites Dañguilan (2012). Hour Before Dawn: The Fall and Uncertain Rise of the Philippine Supreme Court. Quezon City: Cleverheads Publishing. (ISBN 978-9719518914)
  • Almonte, Jose T.; Vitug, Marites Dañguilan (2015). Endless Journey: A Memoir. Quezon City: Cleverheads Publishing. (ISBN 978-9719518938)
  • Vitug, Marites Dañguilan (2018). Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won Its Maritime Case Against China. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. (ISBN 978-9715508735)
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References
  1. "Bio of Marites Danguilan Vitug" (PDF). SOPA. The Society of Publishers in Asia. 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Vitug, Virgilio V." Panitikan. Panitikan. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. "Marites Vitug". International Women's Media Foundation. International Women's Media Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. "Foreign Journalists Named To Study as Nieman Fellows". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. UPI. 28 May 1986. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. Viloria, Angelica (October–December 2012). "Dañguilan-Vitug launches book in NV". The Marian (4). Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya: Saint Mary's University. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. Pulley, Cameron (18 January 2019). "A Discussion with Marites Vitug, Editor-at-Large for Rappler and Chair of the Journalism for National Building Foundation". Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. Vitug, Marites (13 March 2009). "The power of honesty - Marites Danguilan Vitug". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. Bonner, Raymond (25 July 2005). "Editors Tackle Taboos with Girlish Glee". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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