Aletha Adu is a freelance journalist based in London, England. She is a reporter at The Guardian. ^{[undefined] [1]}

Adu graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography. She later attended City University London, where she received a Master of Arts in newspaper journalism. ^[undefined]

She previously was a reporter at Press Association and Northern and Shell. ^[undefined] Adu was also a news editor at The Tab and intern at The Sunday Times. ^[undefined]