Help Milan Honour the Memory of Courageous Journalist Anna Politkovskaya

Memorial to Anna Politkovskaya, in Paris

Anna Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist who was murdered in 2006 simply for doing her job.  It is unknown to this day who ordered her killing.Italians can empathise with Anna Politkovskaya.As Anna herself once wrote, "I see everything, this is the problem”.  Seeing is one thing, … [Read more...]

How to Make Money from Corruption

Surprisingly, this is not going to be about all virtually daily revelations concerning corruption which seem to be rocking Italy in this period. It's not even going to be about Silvio Berlusconi, despite that fact that an appeal court recently decided that Italy's prime minister was instrumental in … [Read more...]

Interview: Guardian & Economist Journalist John Hooper

Rome Correspondent John Hooper

I've been reading Guardian and Economist journalist and Rome correspondent John Hooper's articles on events in Italy for some time, then I found John Hooper tweeting on Twitter.One day, John Hooper actually started following my newsfromitaly persona on Twitter, which meant I could send him a … [Read more...]

Jokingly Smearing the Boss

Emma Marcegaglia

Emma Marcegaglia is quite an exceptional woman.  She's the head of Confindustria - Italy's employers' confederation.  To reach such a position in a society as male dominated as Italy is one heck of an achievement.  And Marcegaglia is no token head either, oh no. She could never be described as a … [Read more...]

Il Fatto Quotidiano on Show

Il Fatto Quotidiano - Cover of 18 September 2010 Edition

Il Fatto Quotidiano, an Italian newspaper, and, now, a website with a taste for reporting on all that is not well with Italy is now on display with all the other Italian national newspapers at our local news-stand here in Milan.  Before, as it was not on display, I had to ask for a copy of Il Fatto … [Read more...]