Patricia Clough Follow

Patricia Clough, a journalist with a degree in German and French from Bristol University, has had an extensive career, including training at the Bolton Evening News, and working for Reuters, the Times, and the Independent. Her postings took her from Geneva, Bonn, and Rome to covering significant events such as the collapse of Communism, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the "Tangentopoli" scandals. She transitioned to Warsaw in 1990 to report on Eastern Europe's move to democracy, which earned her the Anglo-German Foundation’s journalism prize. Clough, who also had stints at the Baltimore Sun, the Sunday Times, and the UN World Food Programme, has one daughter and resides in Italy. She is a well known author in Germany and Britain.