Allegra Stratton
| Allegra Stratton | |
|---|---|
 Stratton in 2015 | |
| Born | 1980 (age 35–36) |
| Education | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | ITV News |
| Spouse(s) | James Forsyth |
Allegra Stratton is a British journalist and writer. Since January 2016, she has been National Editor of ITV News after four years as political editor on BBC Two's 'flagship' Newsnight.[1]
Early life
Stratton attended Latymer Upper School in west London and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where she read archaeology and anthropology.
Career
Stratton worked as a producer for the BBC, on the foreign desk at The Times and wrote for The Independent and the New Statesman.
She then joined The Guardian as a political correspondent, presenting the newspaper's "Politics Weekly" podcast with journalist Tom Clark.[2]
During this period she wrote the novel Muhajababes, which explores the youth culture of the Middle East, which addressed the contradictions of modern life of young adults in Muslim societies.[3][4]
Stratton returned to the BBC on 20 February 2012,[5] as political editor of Newsnight, replacing Michael Crick who left to become a political correspondent for Channel 4.[6] There was criticism of an interview by Stratton broadcast on Newsnight on 23 May 2012.[7] Stratton interviewed a woman whom The Independent later reported to have been "fuming" because (it was asserted) the piece was edited (though not by Stratton, who was not the editor) to make her seem like a 'jobless ponce' whereas she did in fact have a job.[8] Peter Rippon, the responsible Editor of Newsnight, later apologised in an open letter to the interviewed woman, accepting that someone could have got the false impression she was unemployed.[9]
In November 2015, the BBC announced that Stratton was leaving the BBC to join the rival ITN as national editor of ITV News.[10]
Personal life
Allegra Stratton is married to James Forsyth, political editor of The Spectator magazine.[11] The couple live in Canonbury, north London,[12] and have one child.
Publications
- Muhajababes New York, Melville House Publishing, 2008. ISBN 1-933633-50-6
References
- ↑ ITV News appoints Allegra Stratton as national editor, Mark Sweney, The Guardian, London, 30 November 2015.Retrieved: 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Politics Weekly". Guardian. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ↑ Laura Miller "Here come the muhajababes!: How sex, booze and heavy metal fit into the world of hip young Arabs today." salon.com, July 10, 2008 http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/10/young_islam/index.html?source=newsletter
- ↑ Susan Easton "Hijabs and Muhajababes", June 19, 2007 http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=21171
- ↑ "Newsnight: From the web team: Monday 20 February 2012". BBC. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ↑ Channel 4 News appoints Michael Crick as political correspondent, John Plunkett, The Guardian, London, 30 November 2015.Retrieved: 10 January 2016
- ↑ Samnira Shackle "How Newsnight humiliated single mother Shanene Thorpe", New Statesman (blog), 29 May 2012
- ↑ Matthew Bell "The Feral Beast: Game, set and match:Allegro has a prang", The Independent, 27 May 2012
- ↑ "Complaints: Newsnight, BBC Two, Wednesday 23 May 2012". BBC.
- ↑ "Newsnight political editor Stratton follows Peston to ITV". BBC News. 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Simon Hoggart's week: sailing through dire economic straits", The Guardian
- ↑ "Allegra Stratton's My London - ES Magazine - Life & Style - London Evening Standard". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
External links
- "Guardian blogs | All guardian.co.uk blogposts | The Guardian". blogs.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
- "Allegra Stratton | The Guardian". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
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