Cecilia Butini is a reporter and documentary producer based in Barcelona, Spain.

Having reported on healthcare and business topics for years as a staff writer for the news wire section of The Wall Street Journal, she is now pursuing environmental investigations and other long-form projects at the intersection of health, social issues, and the environment.

Cecilia Butini

Basic information

Name
Cecilia Butini
Title
Reporter and Producer
Expertise
Environment, Health, Social Issues, Business
Country
Spain
City
Barcelona
Links

Supported projects

Europe's fault lines in the reception of Ukrainian orphans

  • Armed conflict
  • Social affairs
  • Youth

KYIV / CATANIA / BARCELONA – This investigation by a cross-border team of journalists from Ukraine, Spain and Italy reveals what happened when thousands of Ukrainian orphans, who had been placed in foster care across Europe following Russia’s large-scale invasion, were called back to Ukraine.

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(Mis)Managing Water

  • Climate
  • Corruption
  • Environment

ITALY/SPAIN - Both countries are considered to be under high water stress, but while a recent drought that hit Italy has mostly subsided, water scarcity is ravaging Catalonia, in northeastern Spain, laying bare the unpreparedness of water infrastructure to deal with such a traumatic manifestation of climate change.

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Cecilia Butini