Freddie Clayton is an award-winning journalist covering climate, environment and public health. 

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His work has been supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, and the Solutions Journalism Network, and published in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, New Lines Magazine, The Economist, Nature, among many others. ​

 

Freddie is the weekend reporter at NBC News' international bureau in London, covering the war in Gaza and other breaking news events. He is also a regular contributor to Eurosport.

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In 2024, he was longlisted for the One World Media New Voice award. His coverage of Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and a major drought in Zambia were among the winners at the 2024 and 2025 Covering Climate Now awards.

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Freddie is also a member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network at the Reuters Institute for Journalism. He is NCTJ-qualified and holds a post-graduate degree in Ancient History from the University of Oxford. 

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