Francesca Fazey

politics | international affairs | environment

I’m a journalist and audio producer with a record covering politics, science, the environment and international affairs. My work includes reported features, international analysis and long-form audio projects. I’ve worked as a subeditor at The Guardian and I have production credits with the BBC and Sky.

International analysis

Means, Motive and Opportunity: Why Yemen Has Become a Hotspot for Aid Worker Kidnapping
(S-RM Global Risk Bulletin, 2017)
Analysis on the security environment in Yemen, exploring the interplay of conflict, politics, and humanitarian operations.

Terrorism and Territory: Why a Weaker Islamic State in Libya Is Still Tunisia’s Problem
(S-RM Global Risk Bulletin, 2017)
Analytical piece on the North African IS threat and the varying profile of militancy drivers in different countries.

News and local reporting

📰 Jamaican PM tells Kilburn: Windrush deportation threats will be corrected
Brent and Kilburn Times (UK, 2018)
Reported and wrote community-focused political story during newsroom internship, covering Windrush concerns and local impact of national policy.

📰 Will the Chalcots be Labour's Achilles heel in the May election?
Ham & High (UK, 2018)
Reported and wrote local election feature examining housing safety in the aftermath of Grenfell Tower.

📰 Behind the Story: Voting in Pakistan
The Times (UK, 2018, PDF available)
Contributed explainer on voter turnout, election security, and political context during Pakistan’s general election.

📰 Hollywood “Blown Away” by SA Film Crews
Cape Business News (South Africa, 2016, PDF available)
Reported and wrote industry feature including exclusive comment from the Minister of Trade and Industry. Article became the publication’s highest-read piece to date, generating 12,000+ views in 24 hours.

Editorial experience

Digital news sub-editor — The Guardian
2018-2020
Sub-edited news and feature copy to tight deadlines
Worked on accuracy checks, headlines, audience and SEO checks and legal sensitivities
Collaborated with reporters and editors across desks.

Assistant Editor (Science & Environment) — The Week Junior magazine
2019-2021
Edited features and news explainers, working to weekly and monthly deadlines across print titles.

Additional broadcast

🎧 Guest editor — The Naked Scientists On The Flip Side: Earth's Magnetic Field
BBC Radio 5 Live / podcast (UK, 2018)
Pitched and guest edited full episode; wrote scripts and recorded a feature (59:49).

Video Edit Assistant — Video Killed The Radio Star
Sky Arts (UK, 2021)
Assisted editing of full episode in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Online writing

Writer - KYO Digital
2021-2022
Ghostwrote long form features for SEO digital B2B content creation agency on topics including technology, SaaS brands, health and finance.