In the North of Italy there is an environmental emergency due to illegal toxic waste spill but politicians and the media are struggling to admit it. Why? What are the points of contact and the diffe...
Giuseppe Manzo
Giuseppe Manzo is director of the communications office of Legacoopsociali, editor of the online daily Nel Paese and economics reporter of Giornale Radio Sociale. He writes a column on health and the environment for Fanpage. In October 2012, together with other journalists, activists, doctors and researchers, he launched the Stop biocidio campaign. He is the author of sCripta. Diario clandestino di un cronista precario (2011), co-author with Antonio Musella of Chi comanda Napoli (2012) and Senza traccia (2013), and co-author with Ciro Pellegrino of Le mani nella città (2013).
A journey through civic media, maps, platforms and social networks, where communities have found the means to vent their feelings. Feelings that frequently are just waiting to be heard, shared...
Is it possible to create in Italy a network of independent journalists who pay attention to the demands from the grassroots level on issues regarding environment, health and legality? How can independ...
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