Mei-Ling McNamara is an award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker with an extensive background in short and long-form storytelling. She is the Editorial Director of Investigate Europe, a cross-border team of reporters and editors conducting in-depth investigations in collaboration with media outlets across Europe. She has worked as an investigative reporter, editor, producer and director for international media outlets including the Guardian, The New York Times, Al Jazeera English, CNN International, Channel 4’s Unreported World and the BBC World Service. Her print and multimedia pieces have also featured in The Irish Times, Guardian Long Read, Guardian Weekend, the Observer Magazine and Observer on Sunday among others. Her in-depth investigations often focus on human rights, corporate and tech accountability, environmental investigations and criminal justice issues. Her documentary and print work has received numerous awards and nominations, including the Emmy Awards, the Grierson Awards, the Royal Television Society Awards, the Amnesty International Awards, the International Documentary Association Awards, the Grierson Awards and the Anti-Slavery Day Awards. She holds a PhD in Transdisciplinary Documentary Film from the University of Edinburgh.
