Naples under a mountain of… disorganization
Neapolitans are dressed more smartly than usual these days. Though this might be merely an impression created by the contrast of their appearance with that of the town; not really in the best shape lately. It might be that because of the condition of the town, its inhabitants are more focused than […]
Social lending e credito alle piccole e medie imprese
(pubblicato su ventiquattro, magazine de Il Sole 24 Ore, dicembre 2006)
Trentamila euro per lanciare la sua piccola impresa. Emma Hackforth era sicura di avere le carte in regola: titoli di studio, esperienza di lavoro, una casa che potesse garantire il credito. Più di tutto, era sicura che la sua idea era valida e che […]
Naples, a journey to the Vesuvius
“Thursday 22nd, about ten on the clock in the morning, the thundering noise began again; the oldest men declared, they never heard the like; and, indeed, it was very alarming: we were in expectation every morning of some dire calamity.”[1] It is not the Doomsday – it is the Vesuvius, the Neapolitan volcano, erupting […]
Italy, Romas and the Economist
The Economist wrote a very nice article about the decree made by Romano Prodi, the Italian head of government. It seems that Mr Prodi, followed by his designed heir Walter Veltroni, had to satisfy the appalling drift towards populism of Italian politics. Then, after the murder of a woman in Rome was allegedly linked to […]
The massacre of Erba and Italian media
When three members of a family where stabbed to death, and so were two other people in the house, the Italian press smelled the blood and slung itself on to it. Nobody thought the massacre could have generated another horrible spectacle: Italian media giving the worst out of themselves. The coverage of a massacre was […]
Il massacro di Erba e il massacro dell’informazione in Italia
Lunedi` 18 giugno (domani) Canale 5 trasmettera` una docufiction sul massacro di Erba. Quando tre membri di una famiglia furono pugnalate, e lo stesso per altre due persone casualmente in casa, la stampa italiana si lancio` subito sul caso. Pochi pensarono che il massacro avrebbe potuto generare un altro triste spettacolo: i media italiani dare […]