Alessandra Galloni (born c. 1974) is an Italian journalist. She was named editor in chief of

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in 2021. She won a

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, and Business Journalist of the Year Award.

Career

She graduated from

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, and the

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. She was a reporter for Reuters's Italian-language bureau. From 2000 to 2013, she was a reporter at

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. From 2013 to 2015, she was editor of the Reuters Southern Europe bureau. From 2015 to 2021, she was Reuters global managing editor.

Works

* ''Pope Francis:'' ''From the End of the Earth to Rome,'' 2013

References

External links

Dove va l’informazione? Intervista ad Alessandra Galloni di Reuters
primaonline.it, 28 March 2021 Italian women journalists Alumni of the London School of Economics Harvard University alumni 1970s births Living people Year of birth uncertain Minard Editor Award winners {{Italy-journalist-stub