Mt. International
12 Febbraio, 2026

From the Feed to the Hallways of Power: The Rise of Lobbyist-Influencers

Cover photo: White House Press Briefing. Source: Flickr The original version of this article was published in Italian by the same author on 9 February 2026. With the evolution of social media, influencers have become a constant presence in the coverage of American politics, commenting on election campaigns and building narratives alternative to those of traditional […]

Mt. International
13 Ottobre, 2025

From social media to AI. Where are the new populists headed?

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Cover photo: Argentine President Javier Milei speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, United States, in February. Photo: Gage Skidmore, Flickr. The original version of this article was published in Italian by the same author on 11 September 2025. There is a thread connecting Donal Trump, Javier Milei, and other populist leaders. It is […]

Interviste, Mt. International
25 Agosto, 2025

Is there still life in Italy’s strange TV?

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Cover photo: Alberto Mingardi, Full Professor in History of Political Thought at IULM University, Milan. The original version of this article was published in Italian by the same author on 18 August 2025. Ageing, worn down by time, yet still able to adapt to a world where it no longer holds the central role it […]

Interviste, Mt. International
15 Luglio, 2025

AI and the rise of filter bubbles. Why pluralism matters

The original version of this article was published in Italian by the same author on 7 July 2025. Media, publishing, journalism, artificial intelligence, and users. Behind these words lie connections that are reshaping not only the web, but our very perception of the world. At The Big Interview, a series of panels organised by Wired […]

Mt. International
23 Giugno, 2025

Social media and populism: who changed who

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The original version of this article appeared in Italian in the L’Economia Civile section of the newspaper Avvenire, by the same author, on 18 June 2025. In the latest European elections, populist parties scored major gains across several countries. It was an electoral surge that disrupted the continent’s political balance — from Jordan Bardella in […]