Summary
Becky Pinnington is an investigative data journalist based in London with eight years’ experience turning complex datasets into impactful stories for outlets including the BBC, The Observer, The i Paper and Google. She combines technical chops—scraping, SQL, Python and visualisation—with a nose for accountability investigations into tech, policy and corporate power, from political finance to prediction markets. At Google she led Trends projects across Europe, and as a freelancer she has repeatedly delivered under tight deadlines for broadcast, print and digital formats. She also teaches and mentors in data journalism, bringing design-minded storytelling to audio and print as well as interactive formats. Hidden strength: she pairs multilingual training in French and German with newsroom instincts, enabling cross-border reporting and collaboration.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA, Digital Journalism, Master of Arts - MA, Digital Journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London
University College London
English, French, German, Spanish