Daniela Ritorto

{{short description|Australian journalist}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Daniela Ritorto

| image =

| caption = Display Picture of Ritorto working at BBC{{cite web|title=Daniela Ritorto on Vimeo|url=https://vimeo.com/danielaritorto|website=Vimeo|publisher=Daniela Ritorto|accessdate=18 January 2016}}

| occupation = Journalist, presenter

| credits = ABC News
BBC World News and Special Broadcasting Service

}}

Daniela Ritorto is an Australian journalist, presenter and communications consultant.{{Cite web|title=Daniela Ritorto|url=https://www.89degreeseast.com/team/daniela-ritorto/|access-date=|website=89 Degrees East - Data Strategy Delivery|language=en-US|archive-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215005044/https://www.89degreeseast.com/team/daniela-ritorto/|url-status=dead}} Ritorto was previously the Chief Political Correspondent and Parliament House Bureau Chief for the Special Broadcasting Service.{{Cite news|date=2016|title=The Australian Media Diary|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/fairfax-publishing-finale-draws-closer-david-leckie-farewelled/news-story/eda0dfd74e3eeaf4f7977288158148b1}} Originally Ritorto worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia, and in London for BBC World News. While working at BBC World News, she hosted a variety of programmes. She returned to Adelaide in 2018 and was the media and communications manager for energy company [https://www.santos.com Santos Limited] before leaving in 2019.{{Cite news|date=2020|title=The Advertiser|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/tony-abbott-heading-to-sa-for-blitzkrieg-tour/news-story/dadf07a863cebc2d4018682c4b6b0674}}

When Ritorto started work for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, she was the news presenter for 1062 ABC Local Radio Riverland in 2003 until 2004,{{Cite news|date=2007|title=ABC Riverland|url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/07/20/1984208.htm}} when she moved to South Australian politics for ABC News. Ritorto stayed for a number of years before moving to London to work for the BBC.

At BBC World News, Ritorto has been the presenter for a number of programmes{{Cite web|title=Daniela Ritorto|url=https://vimeo.com/danielaritorto|access-date=|website=Vimeo|language=en}} including the main weekend overnight presenter of BBC World News which is broadcast on BBC News in the UK, around the world on BBC World News and on public television in America, live from the 'World's Newsroom in London'. Other roles she has held for the BBC are; the London presenter of Newsday, World News Today, & Outside Source primarily on a relief/need-by-need basis. However, in January 2016 Ritorto posted onto Twitter that she had returned to Australia and had left the BBC after 5 years of service.{{Cite web|title = Daniela Ritorto on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/danielaritorto/status/686508160903942145|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-01-24}}

Ritorto is married to ALP politician and Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/gallery/2019/sep/18/midwinter-ball-canberra-political-dress-impress-in-pictures|work=The Guardian|title=Midwinter Ball: Canberra's political class dress to impress – in pictures|first=Mike|last=Bowers|date=18 September 2019|accessdate=22 September 2019}}{{Cite news|date=2021|title=The Advertiser|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/hindmarsh-mp-mark-butler-marries-journalist-daniela-ritorto/news-story/1515f220828659032737a0a88bd23722}}