In an increasingly polarized world, Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni will join Ros Atkins to discuss the importance of independent, unbiased journalism, why diversity in the newsroom is esse...
Alessandra Galloni
Alessandra Galloni is Editor-in-Chief of Reuters, the first woman to lead the news agency in its 170-year history. She first joined Reuters in 1996 and left for the Wall Street Journal, where she worked for 13 years as a reporter and editor in London, Paris and Rome. In 2013 she rejoined Reuters first as editor of the Southern Europe bureau, then as global managing editor, overseeing news planning. In April 2021 she was named editor-in-chief after an extensive global search. Alessandra is the recipient of the 2020 Lawrence Minard Editor Award, one of the highest honours a business journalist can receive. She is also the recipient of an Overseas Press Club Award and a UK Business Journalist of the Year Award.
