Alex Mitchell (British journalist)

Alex Mitchell
Born
Ruth Alex Beale

(1947-02-23)23 February 1947
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died26 November 2010(2010-11-26) (aged 63)
London, England
Education
OccupationJournalist
Employer(s)Crusade and Third Way magazines
Notable work"Now We Sing a Harvest Song" (hymn)
SpouseJohn Mitchell (1980–2010)
Children2 sons

Ruth Alex Mitchell (née Beale, 23 February 1947 – 26 November 2010) was a British journalist who was the "editor and driving force behind the Christian current affairs magazine Third Way". She edited Third Way for five of its first six years and "established its reputation as making a significant contribution to Christian social thinking." Her hymn "Now We Sing a Harvest Song" is in the BBC's popular hymnal Come and Praise.