Before moving to The Hague, Katy worked as a reporter for Jane's, travelling extensively to analyse the interplay between international defence forces, the weapons trade, and conflict prevention. Before this she was awarded the BBC's Jill Dando Award. At the BBC, she worked as a tri-media reporter and producer, undertaking investigative reports and developing a series of vignettes for TV. She has also worked as an embedded reporter on NATO warships, and won an award to develop an interactive travel website for those in pursuit of adventure.