Melissa Whitworth is a feature writer based in New York. She started her career at The Times of London on the arts desk, followed by two years on the features desk at Harper’s Bazaar. She spent a decade with The Daily Telegraph in their New York bureau and has freelanced widely. Recently she has worked on freelance Solutions Journalism assignments, including a ten-part series on veterans in Upstate New York. In 2018, she completed an M.A. in English Literature at Syracuse University.

Solutions Journalism

Hope on the Homefront - A 10-part series in the Ithaca Voice about Ithaca veterans' return to civilian life.
Road to Refuge - A multipart series by Melissa Whitworth in the Ithaca Voice taking an in-depth look at refugees coming to Ithaca. ​
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Interviews

​Annie Leibovitz - “Annie Leibovitz is a Woman of the Year because…” - Glamour, October 2012
Brit Marling​ - “Out of this world” - Telegraph Magazine, November 26, 2011
Joan Rivers - “The queen of comedy reflects on her past” - Arts, The Daily Telegraph, October 30, 2010
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Magazines

“All is Bright” - Telegraph Magazine, December 24, 2011
“A decade of disbelief” - News Review, The Daily Telegraph, September 3, 2011
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