Humanitarian organizations and the press. A rocky relationship? The media devotes a huge amount of time and space to crime news and political rumours. And relatively little to important global issues...

Newspaper as political party With the alleged decline of political parties on the Continent, have some newspapers and/or news websites become a conduit for political protagonism? If so, where’s t...

Just(ice) in Italy A discussion on living conditions in Italian prisons, including a viewing of the documentary Giustamente - Se vuoi conoscere la civiltà del tuo Paese devi visitare le sue carcer...

Asinara revolution On 24 February 2010 the workers of Vinyls in Sardinia occupied the nearby former maximum security prison of Asinara to protest against the closure of their factory. They began a ...

Geek Nation by Angela Saini Geek Nation: how Indian science is taking over the world by Angela Saini was published globally in spring 2011. It hit the top of the non-fiction bestseller lists in Ind...

Crises and participatory journalism Best practice to improve the quality, reach, and credibility of local news through citizen involvement. From major crises to minor daily issues. Examples from...

What a bunch of wasters! Italy wallows in a bubble-bath of public debt. Yet take the A1, the nation’s most important transport artery (the only motorway which directly links the capital Rome with t...

The mafia in Umbria The penetration of organised crime into the oasis of Umbria has been underway for years yet local public opinion is largely unaware of it. The book La mafia in Umbria by Claudio...

From technology to form&content to understanding In contemporary society the word technology is undergoing a change and we are currently embracing multiple languages. The biggest challenge o...

War reporting - how not to get killed Rigorous planning is a must for any journalist who intends to cover a war zone or an area experiencing major unrest. The quality of work produced, not to menti...