James Imam

Journalist

About me

I am a freelance news reporter, features writer and investigative journalist based in Milan. I cover Italian news for The Times and write about opera for The Financial Times. My work has also been featured in publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, the i and The Economist. I occasionally report in Milan for the agency AFP and, as an IJP fellow, spent six weeks at the Reuters Berlin bureau, covering news and the Berlinale film festival. I have conducted cross-border investigations and was the recipient of the $10,000 GroundTruth Migration Reporting Fellowship for a multimedia project exploring innovative approaches to integrating migrants in Palermo. I have contributed to radio programmes on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and RTÉ and ABC.

Discover my work

In a Former Mafia Stronghold, Art Remembers, and Warns

The New York Times

Italy's remote villages now make an ideal escape

The Guardian ​

Why China is gripped by piano mania

Financial Times​

Italian right accuses Venice Biennale of airing election...

The Times​

Contact me

Current base

Foreign press association, Milan 

Email

James@jamesimam.com