Alex Forrest Whiting is a British journalist who has reported and presented for a variety of national and international news organisations including ITV News, BBC World,  Al Jazeera English and Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle (DW News). She’s also an event host and moderator.

One of Alex’s passions is politics and she spent several years working as political correspondent for ITV News in Westminster. She’s interviewed top politicians including the last five British prime ministers.

While in Copenhagen Alex reported for the award-winning programme ‘Horizons’ on BBC World. She travelled across Europe to discover the latest cutting-edge innovations in tech. Alex also covered a variety of stories for Al Jazeera English.

Now that she’s in Berlin, Alex is a reporter, senior editor and host for TV and Digital at DW News (Deutsche Welle). She has covered big events for the broadcaster including the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Brexit and the war in Ukraine.

Alex has also hosted DW’s very successful YouTube show “News Desk” on geo-political events, garnering hundreds of thousands of views.

Alex is also an event moderator and has spent the last four years interviewing guests from the world of politics and business for the UK’s Wine and Spirit Trade Association. She is also a media trainer and has worked with politicians and business people from across Europe.

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