Allegra Stratton
| Allegra Stratton | |
|---|---|
| Education | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | Newsnight |
Allegra Stratton is political editor of BBC Two's Newsnight programme.[1]
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[edit] Career
Stratton attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where she read archaeology and anthropology. She has worked as a producer for the BBC, on the foreign desk at The Times and written for The Independent and The New Statesman.
After leaving the BBC, she joined The Guardian' as a political correspondent, presentling the newspapers 'Politics Weekly' podcast with Tom Clark.[2]
[edit] Newsnight
Stratton returned to the BBC on the 20 January 2012 [3] as political editor of Newsnight. She replaced Michael Crick who left to become a political correspondent for Channel 4.[1]
[edit] Publications
She is also the author of the novel Muhajababes, which explores the youth culture of the Middle East. While Stratton did not coin the term "muhajababe" herself, she did penetrate the contradictions of modern life of young adults in Muslim societies. (The term arises from "muhajabe," itself a term for "veil.") [4] [5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Andy Bloxham "Allegra Stratton appointed political editor of BBC’s Newsnight", Daily Telegraph, 22 November 2011
- ^ "Politics Weekly". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/series/politicsweekly/podcast.xml. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Newsnight: From the web team: Monday 20 February 2012". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/fromthewebteam/2012/02/monday_20_february_2012.html. 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
[edit] Articles and interviews
- http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/authors/allegra_stratton/index.html
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/allegrastratton
[edit] Book
- Muhajababes New York, Melville House Publishing, 2008. ISBN 1-933633-50-6
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| Preceded by Michael Crick |
Political Editor: BBC Newsnight 2011 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
