She is the founder of the Media Alternativa association, which holds the license of the independent television station TV8.
In 2016, Mariana Rață won the first place in the competition of the best journalistic investigations on corruption, organized by UNDP.
In 2017, Mariana Rață was selected for the European Press Prize shortlist with ‘Anabolics Mafia’ investigation.
She began her journalistic career at the newspaper Jurnal de Chișinău, where she had worked for ten years.
She is the author of several studies on Selective Justice in the Republic of Moldova, conducted in collaboration with Freedom House.