{{Short description|British political journalist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025|cs1-dates=ly}} {{Infobox writer | name = Aletha Adu | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Political journalist | nationality = English | education = City, University of London (MA in Newspaper Journalism) | notableworks = | awards = Scott Trust Bursary (2015/16) | influences = | website = }}

'''Aletha Adu''' is a British political journalist focused on national issues. Having started as a freelance journalist, she worked as a political correspondent at ''The Daily Mirror'', and moved to the equivalent role at ''The Guardian'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lock |first=Rob |date=25 October 2022 |title=Aletha Adu joins The Guardian |url=https://www.responsesource.com/bulletin/news/aletha-adu-joins-the-guardian/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=ResponseSource |language=en}}</ref> She was named one of the 100 most influential women in Westminster by ''The House'' in 2023 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 2020 |title=Women in Westminster: The 100 |url=https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/partner-content/wiw.htm#the100 |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=The House}}</ref> She received a Scott Trust Bursary for 2015/16,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brinkhurst-Cuff |first=Charlie |last2=Togoh |first2=Isabel |last3=Adu |first3=Aletha |last4=Kwenortey |first4=Emmanuella |date=12 May 2016 |title=Our stories need to be told – life as a black female journalist starting out |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/12/black-female-journalists-young-women-online-trolling |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> whilst she was studying at City, University of London for an MA in Newspaper journalism.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 2023 |title=Be perseverant and persistent: forging a career in political journalism at Westminster {{!}} City, University of London |url=https://www.city.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/01/political-headlines-journalism-course |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.city.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> She often appears on television and radio broadcast media about British politics, including ''BBC Politics Live'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Two – Politics Live, 15/03/2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015gn1 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Broadcasting House'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 – Broadcasting House, 12/06/2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00187dg |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> and Sky News's ''Press Preview.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Preview: Tuesday's front pages |url=https://news.sky.com/video/press-preview-tuesdays-front-pages-13092952 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>

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== External links == * {{Twitter|id=alethaadu}} * [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/aletha-adu Adu's article index] at ''The Guardian'' * [https://muckrack.com/alethaadu Adu's article index] on Muck Rack

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