Yearly Archives: 2025
“Newspapers have suffered some indignities over the past two decades. More than 3,200 of them have closed since 2005. More than 45,000 newsroom jobs, gone. Many of those remaining get gobbled up by vulture funds; their journalists take abuse at public meetings; and in many jurisdictions, politicians hatch strategies to strip them of a critical […]
Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says – The Guardian
“Italy’s government has profoundly undermined the rule of law with changes to the judiciary and showed “heavy intolerance to media criticism”, in an emblematic example of Europe’s deepening “democratic recession”, a coalition of civil liberties groups has said”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Jennifer Rankin Link: Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, […]
Notizie veloci e senza giri di parole per fare il punto sulle novità annunciate in settimana dalle società di social media (e non solo). SOCIAL NEWS TikTok è stato vietato in Albania L’Albania è il primo paese europeo a bloccare TikTok, con un divieto valido per tutto il 2025 annunciato dal primo ministro Edi Rama. […]
An Italian version of this article was published by the same author on 17 March 2025. Jeffrey Funk does not share the widespread confidence that AI is already changing the world. At least, not the extent large language models has achieved so far. Funk is an independent tech consultant and a former professor at Pennsylvania […]
“Talks of building a bridge across the Strait of Messina date back to Roman times. Yet, the bridge over the Strait has never gone beyond the planning stage. Too expensive or technically too complex, it’s been part of Italian governments’ political agendas since the 60s. Now, the far-right Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini has set […]
A few weeks ago, as his administration embarked on a purge of the US government that evoked the mass firings and inquisitions of the 1950s, the American vice-president, JD Vance, took time out to explain to Europeans that, in fact, they were the ones who had a problem with ideological diversity. “In Britain and across […]
Una versione in lingua inglese di questo articolo è stata pubblicata dalla stessa autrice il 26 marzo 2025. A marzo è stato pubblicato il report annuale relativo allo scorso anno sulla libertà di stampa in Europa, promosso dal Consiglio d’Europa e sostenuto da 15 enti specializzati. Il Consiglio d’Europa è un’organizzazione internazionale intergovernativa per la […]
Una versione in lingua inglese di questo articolo è stata pubblicata dalla stessa autrice il 20 marzo 2025. La fashion week è il momento per eccellenza in cui i marchi si espongono al pubblico e disvelano le proprie scelte di comunicazione. Se inizialmente l’attenzione era puntata sulla collezione e gli atelier e le passerelle accoglievano […]
“When Donatella Versace took over the house of Versace in the aftermath of her brother Gianni’s murder, most observers privately assumed that her reign would be no more than a postscript. The bottle-blond younger sister, with no formal training and a drug addiction that was the fashion industry’s worst kept secret, was seen as a […]




