James Imam

I am a Milan-based stringer for The Times, covering news from across Italy. For the past decade, I have also served as an opera critic for the Financial Times, and my work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, AFP, Follow the Money and The Economist. Much of my reporting focuses on crime and migration – subjects I’ve explored through numerous grant-funded, cross-border investigations – as well as cultural heritage and the arts. As an IJP fellow, I spent six weeks at the Reuters Berlin bureau covering breaking news and the Berlinale film festival. I am also a former GroundTruth Migration Reporting Fellow. I have commented on current affairs for the BBC, RTÉ and ABC.