video duration 24 minutes and 50 seconds
Berlusconi’s political career has benefited from his media clout – he has created a brand of brash demagoguery. Plus, cover your own troops in times of conflict.
Silvio Berlusconi is as dead as he is alive, dominating the headlines. His legacy in media, pop culture and politics isn’t limited to Italy.
Contributors:
Roberto D’Alimonte – Professor at LUISS Guido Carli University
Serena Danna – Associate Director of Open Tournaments
Paolo Gerbaudo – Lecturer in Digital Politics, King’s College London
Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli – Financial Times correspondent in Milan
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telling the truth in wartime
Covering a war is hard — even harder when you’re investigating your own military.
Contributors:
Lucy Casa – Ethiopian Journalist
Anna Myroniuk – investigative reporter, Kiev Independent
Norman Solomon – author and media critic of The Invisible War
