Alec Russell is an English journalist. He serves as the editor of FT Weekend. He was previously analysis editor and world news editor of the Financial Times. Russell has written three books: Prejudice and Plum Brandy, about his time in the Balkans; Big Men, Little Men, a reflection on his time in South Africa in the mid 90s; and After Mandela, about South Africa under Mbeki. He was nominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and for British foreign correspondent of the year.^{[1][failed verification]}

Books

• Russell, Alec (1993). Prejudice and Plum Brandy: Tales of a Balkan Stringer. London: Michael Joseph. ISBN 9780718136987. OCLC 29466621.
• Russell, Alec (1999). Big Men, Little People: Encounters in Africa. London: Macmillan. ISBN 9780333753590. OCLC 41309130.
• Russell, Alec (2009). After Mandela: The Battle for the Soul of South Africa. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 9780091926014. OCLC 317251399.