Pamela Duncan

Pamela Duncan is a lecturer in journalism and an award-winning data journalist with extensive experience in investigative and cross-border reporting.

She was previously editor of the Guardian’s Data Projects team, where she led and collaborated on major investigations, combining large-scale data analysis with narrative reporting.

Her work spans climate change, housing, health, inequality, political financing and environmental accountability. Her extensive Covid-19 reporting included in-depth analysis of pandemic data and official statistics, including the complexities and limitations of early pandemic mortality figures and government missteps.

She has a particular interest in the role social media plays in society, including far-right radicalisation, hate speech, political rhetoric and democratic influence. Before joining The Guardian, she was a data journalist at The Irish Times, where she co-founded the Irish Times Data Blog and helped pioneer data-driven storytelling in Irish newsrooms.

She has collaborated on international investigations including the Pandora Papers, Uber Files, Russian Asset Tracker and other large-scale cross-border projects.

Alongside her newsroom work, she has taught and delivered training in data and investigative journalism internationally, working with universities, journalism organisations and reporters in multiple countries.