Some highlights of what I produced since I joined Sky News in early 2020!
Being the first tv crew to access a global pandemic epicentre and then winning an Emmy, joining police special forces trying to bring down the world’s biggest mafia, travelling with prosecutor under
Negli ultimi 10 anni in
#Italia
: -26%
#reati
, -39%
#omicidi
, -42%
#furti
, -45%
#rapine
. Siamo il secondo paese più sicuro d’Europa e tra i primi 32 nel mondo. Sono fatti, non opinioni. Eppure realtà ≠ percezione. Ne ho scritto oggi per
@ilfoglio_it
:
Stamattina mia zia, 65 anni, è stata investita e uccisa sulle strisce pedonali davanti la stazione di Castelnuovo di Porto (Roma), mentre stava andando a lavorare. Quante altre persone devono perdere la vita prima che la politica metta fine a questo bagno di sangue quotidiano?
Albania Prime Minister
#EdiRama
today quietly confessed that he and Italy Foreign Minister Luigi
#DiMaio
had "smuggled" anticovid vaccines "through an operation with the secret services" and without
#Pfizer
’s consent
Italian MP Matteo Orfini, former president of the Democratic Party, told Radio Cusano: “I haven't found a single person happy to vote for us. They did it without enthusiasm"
@CrazyItalianPol
Mayor of San Giorgio a Cremano (NA) answers via instagram to a young citizen who asked him - mistaking a word - to close the schools due to bad whether
M5S is now paying tribute to
#PieroAngela
, but in 2006 they described him and his son Alberto as "ignorants wellpaid by Rai" with "spasms of scientific exaltation". In 2018 they attacked his program as "media disinformation" adding there was “no limit to decency"
@CrazyItalianPol
An old Italian man was arrested after scamming 700 people by inventing a fake foreign country with many benefits but no duties. “I’m incredulous”, chief prosecutor told me about the case. The gang’s now facing 5 criminal charges. My piece for
@ilfoglio_it
:
Our Emmy finally arrived from NY!
Extremely honoured to win it with
@ramsaysky
@dvh_sky
@McGarwen
: so proud of our teamwork. Still can’t believe it happened, it’s the tip of the iceberg. We dedicate it to the heroes of our incredible story started 3 years ago. Thanks to everyone!
BREAKING: Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, leader of Cosa Nostra, has been arrested. He was the most wanted criminal in the world and he was a fugitive since 1993
Following months of work, our investigation on how to fight the
#mafia
is out worldwide on
@SkyNews
.
We travelled to Calabria, southern
#Italy
, to meet the people risking their own life to bring down the biggest crime syndicate on the planet: the
#Ndrangheta
.
Watch our full
Personal news: so excited to become Europe Producer at
@SkyNews
!
During the last 3+ incredible years as Italy Producer - working with extraordinary colleagues - we delivered exclusive on the ground reporting and we achieved the most worthed interviews.
We covered every major news
Thanks to
@russellcrowe
for remembering us how lucky we are to live in the most beautiful city on earth. We must treat
#Rome
better, healing it, preserving it, guarding it. This city can be saved only if both political administrators and citizens ourselves will act
@Roma
“Some 80% of Italians are convinced that
#Italy
is irreparably in decline. 6 out of 10 Italians fear a world war. 84% of respondents are frightened by the crazy weather. 73% of Italians believes the country will not be able to cope with the arrival of migrants. In 2040 only one
Today’s ruling is a major success in
#Italy
’s war againt the
#mafia
. This historic verdict challenges the
#Ndrangheta
- one of the world’s biggest crime syndicate - on an unprecedented scale. We’ve been following this maxi-trial since the start, meeting the chief prosecutor
In northern Rome there is only one public defibrillator. It’s in Piazza della Balduina. But since over than 1 year it’s broken, it isn’t working. Reminder: a defibrillator can save lives during cardiac arrest. Is this situation acceptable for an European capital?
@Retake_Roma
“Palazzo Mangeruca” in Calabria, southern Italy, was the symbol of
#mafia
power. This 'eco-monster' used as furniture store by the
#Ndrangheta
powerful crime syndicate was confiscated during a massive police raid. Today 400kg of explosive were used to blow it up. Ministers,
Via dei Chiavari: una “signora” getta a terra cartacce utilizzando la strada come un cassonetto. Il tutto davanti ai
@_Carabinieri_
. Raccolgo i rifiuti e la invito gentilmente a rispettare la città. Risultato? Gli agenti mi fermano e mi controllano per “affermazione aggressiva”…
According to the last Demos survey published today by
#Repubblica
newspaper:
- Just 20% of
#Italians
trust the new elected
#parliament
- The majority of voters think the new center-right
#government
will not last long
- PM Mario
#Draghi
is still the most popular politician
I worked with
#StuartRamsay
, Dominique van Heerden and Richie Mockler while covering Covid19 in Italy. I'm shocked to see them now attacked under heavy gunfire by
#Russian
forces in
#Ukraine
simply for doing their job as journalists. Lucky, they are alive:
In the craziest day in Italian politics, between parties fighting inside themself and the government that is collapsing, in the middle of a boycotted confidence vote, the Minister of Public Education, Patrizio Bianchi, seems the only one sat quietly in his place
@CrazyItalianPol
Dopo più di 1 anno
#Ama
non ha ancora ottemperato alla delibera 73 che chiede di pubblicare i turni si spiazzamento/raccolta. Chiediamo a
@virginiaraggi
di esigere che venga rispettato il Contratto di Servizio e che i cittadini abbiamo uno strumento per monitorare l’attività
@Gianvittorio77
@ilfoglio_it
Io non le vorrei dire proprio niente, ho semplicemente riportati dei fatti. Fatti veri, concreti, oggettivi che dimostrano come i reati siano diminuiti negli ultimi 10 anni. Purtroppo non ho trovato statistiche ufficiali riguardo agli "antifurti in più"...
Thanks to
@StefaniaBattis4
(
@Tg1Rai
journalist on the front line since many months) and to her colleagues for keeping us informed about the unjustified and unprovoked war against Ukraine. RAI's reports are deep, accurate, impactful and useful: This is essential in a democracy
NEW: The bowels of the
#Colosseum
, the underground tunnels where
#gladiators
and wild beasts crouched before being winched up to the killing floor, are visible as never before thanks to a restoration funded by
#Tod
's.
“It has been a very complex job”, the
#archaeologists
said
Sabato 4 gennaio previsti oltre 100 volontari per il primo
#retake
del nuovo decennio! Dalle 9 alle 13 presso la stazione
#BasilicaSanPaolo
Info: stampa
@retakeroma
.org
Comunicato stampa:
Un immenso GRAZIE a tutti i partecipanti di
#OstiaAcchiappaLaPlastica
! Quasi 200 sacchi di rifiuti raccolti da oltre 600 volontari (doppio delle previsioni) in una bellissima giornata all'insegna del decoro urbano, del divertimento e del senso civico
(Foto
@LaMiaOstia
)
During this summer we got exclusive access to the heart of mafia land. We joined the hunt for one of the world’s most powerful crime syndicates, the
#Ndrangheta
.
We travelled with
#mafia
prosecutor Nicola Gratteri and his unrivalled police escort, flew with
#Italy
’s Carabinieri
Spoiler: in caso abbiate subito un incidente per una buca e stiate aspettando da 2 mesi la copia del verbale per poter fare la richiesta risarcimento danni, non vi azzardate a sollecitare
@PLRomaCapitale
, altrimenti i loro tempi già biblici rischiano addirittura di “aggravarsi”
@GfcMcIta
@ilfoglio_it
“Probabilità tra lo zero e lo zero virgola qualcosa”: si vede che lei sa proprio di cosa sta parlando. Una fonte non riesce a citarla? Perché io nell’articolo l’ho fatto puntualmente
@Mukka85
@ilfoglio_it
I "nostri" dati provengono da: Ministero dell'Interno (ultimo decennio, 7 governi diversi), ISTAT, Eurostat, Institute for Economics and Peace e Dataroom Corsera. I suoi da dove arrivano?
Forza Nuova (FN) national leader Roberto Fiore and the far-right party's Rome chief Giuliano Castellino were handed jail terms for their roles in a raid on the headquarters of the CGIL trade union after an anti Green Pass COVID health certificate protest in the capital in October
With
@ramsaysky
,
@dvh_sky
,
@McGarwen
we tried to show the reality behind numbers, the human side of the emergency, the relentless commitment of people on the front line. We shot for 3 weeks between 3 regions and it wasn't easy: stories were heartbreaking
#Coronavirus
#Sky
(1/3)
Today PM Mario
#Draghi
visited for the first time a
#COVID19
#vaccination
center, at
#Fiumicino
international airport near
#Rome
.
"I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all the doctors, nurses and volunteers who work tirelessly accross the country", he said
Viale della Moschea, altezza stazione Acqua Acetosa, poco fa. Gravissimo incendio divampato in un deposito auto, alta colonna di fumo nero e aria irrespirabile. Sul posto diverse squadre di Vigili del Fuoco e Protezione Civile. Traffico in tilt nella zona.
#Roma
#Incendio
Reportage and 8 lives in the last 24 hours while recording in the breathtaking landscape of the Italian capital the voices of the excited fans and the optimistic Mayor ahead
#Italy
🇮🇹 beating
#Turkey
🇹🇷 in the opening of the
#Euro2020
at the
#OlympicStadium
in
#Rome
!
@SophGarratt
2021 International Emmy Awards Nominees for News & Current Affairs Announced!
Winners will be recognized alongside their American news peers during an online ceremony on September 28.
#iemmyNEWS
#iemmys
Today's historic and unprecedented funeral service for
#PopeBenedict
presided by
#PopeFrancis
in the
#Vatican
has been welcomed by an heavy misty dawn. This is how the view from the Police helicopter looked like
After so much pain, fear & sadness,
#Bergamo
- which was the epicenter of the
#COVID19
pandemic - now can finally imagine a better future, of hope and rebirth.
Seeing the first
#vaccines
arrive was truly emotional! It's the light at the end of the tunnel:
@BenchrestGe
@ilfoglio_it
Basta leggere l'articolo per trovare la risposta alla sua domanda, ma le semplifico il lavoro: sono dati del Ministero dell'Interno nell'ultimo decennio (7 governi diversi) + ISTAT + Eurostat + Institute for Economics and Peace + Dataroom Corsera.
Al congresso di
@piueuroparm
per raccontare
@Retake_Roma
e spiegare come il decoro - nella sua accezione più ampia - debba essere al centro di un’agenda amministrativa per
#Roma
. Ribadendo la nostra apartiticità (≠ apoliticità), ringraziamo per l’invito e occasione di confronto
#Corriere
just published the investigation "
#FakeNews
: how
#Russian
propaganda spreads in
#Italy
". Journalists report on "
#NewsFront
" news agency, directed by Konstantin
#Knyrik
(pro-Russian ultra-nationalist party "Rodina"), sanctioned for acting on behalf of the former
#KGB
.
@AtacNews
ha stabilito che la supervisione sulle scale mobili sia affidata a Alberto Lanzone, ovvero lo stesso dirigente che “sapeva dei malfunzionamenti” e che nel 2018 si lamentava dei dipendenti che “non sono buoni a fare gli impicci” sui i fogli delle manutenzioni...
«Promise me that you will come back to show also the resilience of our community», the Mayor of
#Bergamo
asked us in March. We did it! Watch our report about the city returning to life:
#COVID19
“Una delle peculiarità che distinguono i vandali dagli altri criminali è quella di compiere azioni che danneggiano il prossimo senza procurare un guadagno personale”, ineccepibile editoriale di
@SegantiniE
sul
@Corriere
:
@Retake_Roma
@PamphiljVilla
@telemaco57
@ilfoglio_it
Non vivo dentro ZTL, prendo mezzi pubblici, lavoro da mattina a sera. I “miei” numeri provengono da Ministero dell'Interno (ultimo decennio, 7 governi diversi), ISTAT, Eurostat, Institute for Economics and Peace e Dataroom Corsera. Legga l’articolo, poi glielo offro io il fiasco
#InRetake
, progetto di
@Retake_Roma
con l’obiettivo di individuare/valorizzare/promuovere le attività che si distinguono per i comportamenti virtuosi in tema di
#decoro
, arriva anche al
#Flaminio
con l’adesione del Poliambulatorio Apollodoro di
@CASAGIT
! Grazie e benvenuti!
«A brave report which changed peoples’ thinking»
Our
#Covid19
coverage from Italy won the
#BJA2020
Foreign Journalism prize
Doubtless this award goes to all the heroes that have been part of our story. Thank you!
Reality behind numbers with
@ramsaysky
@McGarwen
@dvh_sky
#Sky
Grazie a tutti i giornalisti che ieri hanno seguito il nostro
#OstiaAcchiappaLaPlastica
! Con il vostro lavoro possiamo sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica e portare l’ambiente al centro dell’agenda politica
@crispiandjb
That's crazy. Also considering that
#Ama
has over 1 billion euros debt, the absence of a virtuous cycle of waste and a dramatic plant deficiency. Just 30% of rubbish produced in
#Rome
is treated here, while the remaining 70% is sent out of our territory, spending public money
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Sicily at the place where Capaci mafia bombing happened. Matteo Messina Denaro, who has just been arrested, was responsabile for that attack which killed anti-mafia prosecutors Falcone and Borsellino
So proud to have been nominated with
@ramsaysky
@dvh_sky
@McGarwen
for 2 British Journalism Awards (including "Scoop of the Year")!
The main goal of our teamwork was to tell the reality behind the numbers. Thanks to all the heroes who have been part of our story
#BJA2020
#SkyNews
Italian virologist
#AntonellaViola
is now under police protection after receiving death
#threats
and bullets from
#novax
promising to kill her and her family for having recommended the
#vaccination
of
#children
(authorized by the authorities). "I will keep doing my job," she said