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...]

BBC’s John Simpson Awarded 2010 Ischia Prize

John Simpson

This year's Premio Ischia, Ischia Prize for International Journalism, is to be awarded to renown British journalist John Simpson.Now the BBC's world wffairs editor, Sir John Simpson has reported on countless events of global significance.  To all intents and purposes, he epitomises all that a … [Read more...]

The Journalism Talent Contest – Update

Last week I wrote a post about a sort of Journalism Talent Contest which I'm holding here on Blog from Italy.  This initiative is designed to help aspiring Italian journalists gain some exposure and, with a little luck, move on to greater things.  Well, I'm happy to announce that I have now … [Read more...]

A Journalism Talent Contest

BlogfromItaly.com now sports a little Jobs link at the very top of this page.  Before you think this site has been taken over, or that it's making gazillions, you should know that the Jobs section is an initiative designed to help aspiring young Italian journalists become, er, journalists. A kind … [Read more...]

Long Hot Summer

Yes, it's going to be one long hot summer for Italy's tanned prime minister. At the moment he's trying to fend off an embarassingly official accusation deriving from the White House, of all places.This accusation hints that Italy is a country infamous for corrupt government practices. Shock … [Read more...]