Alexandra King is an American journalist based in New York, New York. She is part of CNN's award winning social media team as a digital producer, where she executes social strategies, creates innovative digital content and tells stories on CNN.com. ^[1]

King graduated from University College of London with a Bachelor's degree in English literature and received her Master's degree at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. ^[1]

Prior to CNN, King was a Multimedia Producer for United Nations Television. During her six-year stint at the UN, she spearheaded digital and social storytelling, covering everything from human rights abuses to conflict to humanitarian crises. In her first year on the job, she helped cover the crisis in Libya, the conflict in Darfur. ^[1]

In 2016, King became the first female one-man band producer to ever travel with a Secretary-General, reporting from the field in Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia, among others, and working closely with Ban Ki-moon.

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She filed mobile video reports for the UN's YouTube channel as rebels closed in on Goma, DRC, and told the stories of rehabilitated Rwandan genocide perpetrators in Kigali via Instagram and Twitter.

Her work has been featured on networks such as CNN International, MTV, NHK and Agence France Presse.

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David Guetta used King's footage from Mozambique for his charity single "One Voice." King also writes for publications such as The Guardian, Refinery29, and Red Magazine, among others. ^[1]