Alex Whiting is a freelance journalist and editor based in Rome, Italy. She was correspondent at the Thomson Reuters Foundation for 13 years, before settling in Italy in 2018. She covers climate change, food security, global health issues, and all things Italian. She began her career making TV documentaries for the BBC and Britain's Channel 4. She has an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies.
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