A5085013232- Media Studies and Communication
- Social Media and Politics
- Media Influence and Politics
- Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Management, Economics, and Public Policy
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Corruption and Economic Development
- Educational and Social Studies
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Classical Philosophy and Thought
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Political theory and Gramsci
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
- Technology Assessment and Management
- Italian Literature and Culture
- Cloud Computing and Resource Management
- Visual Culture and Art Theory
University of Perugia
2015-2024
Italian Institute of Technology
2013
Given the availability of several blockchain technologies in permissioned contexts, application designers have to cope with increasing complexity choosing which technology and consensus algorithm best fit a specific use case. However, lack standard framework allowing assess scalability platforms compare performances features algorithms makes development sensible evaluation costly difficult time-consuming problem. Throughout this article, we propose practical applicability Quorum its...
News media can be considered to fulfil their democratic role as a "marketplace of ideas" only if they present diverse content that gives space wider range ideas and viewpoints. But how diversity assessed? And what determines actor viewpoint in the first place? By employing measurements at article newspaper level, this study provides complete overview on immigration news, it investigates factors have an impact articles Belgium, Germany, Italy United Kingdom (2013–2014). The results multilevel...
As part of a larger European Union (EU)-funded project, this paper investigates the coverage corruption and related topics in three democracies: France, Italy, United Kingdom. Based on Freedom House data, these countries are characterized by different levels press freedom. A large corpus newspaper articles (107,248 articles) from period 2004 to 2013 were analyzed using dedicated software. We demonstrate that freedom is not only dimension affects ability way which news media report...
The literature comparing journalistic roles around the world highlights different ways of understanding work across countries. One main differences in conceptualising concerns journalist's propensity for intervention: where some contexts it is common practice journalists to intervene with commentary and interpretation; while others there a tendency adopt more neutral reporting style. Through conceptual lens role performance, this study investigates performance interventionist within its two...
The article provides evidences about mechanisms and practices that undermine the effectiveness of investigative journalism through analysis selected case studies corruptive phenomena in Italy, Hungary, Romania Latvia. In particular, shows idea watchdog does not work actually observed countries. Indeed, requires certain socio-economic conditions, such as a low degree influence political economic spheres high level journalistic professionalism, which are (always) present aforementioned More...
Studies suggest that, at the routine level, news beats function as unique “micro-cultures.” Exploring this “particularist” approach in content, we compare how interventionist, watchdog, loyal, service, infotainment, and civic roles materialize across 11 thematic analyze moderating effect of platforms, ownership, levels political freedom on journalistic role performance hard soft news. Based second wave Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project, article reports findings a content analysis...
How has the Eurozone crisis been covered in Italian press? Who identified as bearing main responsibility for crisis? What is image of European Union (EU) that emerged from this coverage? This article aims to answer such questions through a content analysis four newspapers (Il Sole 24 Ore, Corriere della Sera, la Repubblica and il Giornale) during 11 periods between 2010 2012. In our perspective, topic we address particularly important two reasons: first, because continuing Euro most...
Emergency situations like the COVID-19 pandemic are key drivers of strategic communication. Governments must implement communication strategies for ensuring well-being citizens, to enforce social control policies responding a health emergency. Choosing Italy as case study, this analysis focuses on press coverage government’s such policies, during two different waves in 2020, evaluating if supported or hindered it. Using combination quantitative and qualitative analysis, we identified which...
This study examines the perceived relevance and implementation of competing normative ideals in journalism times increasing use digital technology newsrooms. Based on survey content analysis data from 37 countries, we found a small positive relationship between research tools “watchdog” performance. However, stronger negative emerged audience analytics performance “civic” roles, leading to an overall increase conception–performance gaps both roles. Moreover, journalists’ community was more...
<p>This paper examines journalistic role performance in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on a content analysis newspaper, television, radio and online news 37 countries. We test set hypotheses derived from two perspectives journalism health crises. Mediatization theories assume that media tend to sensationalize or politicize A contrasting perspective holds journalists shift toward more deferential cooperative stances political authorities crisis, attempting mobilize public act...
The celebritisation of politics is a process that depends on both the mass media’s need to find new stories cover and stars build, politicians’ for forms visibility reach their constituency. This article aims provide an overview through which celebratisation has occurred developed in Italy. By referring variety qualitative data, some specificities characterise Italian transition towards celebritised will be highlighted analysed. In fact, whereas members one two main party coalitions –...
Immigration is a dramatic challenge for Europe: the press has large influence in determining opinion climate at this regard. This article investigates how selection of newspapers Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, and Italy covers immigration issue from 1 January 2013 to 30 April 2014, before after Lampedusa shipwreck on 3 October 2013. Departing hypothesis that media ownership may have content news, we investigate 12 different companies conjunction with other variables affect coverage topic...
Modern politicians need to diversify their communication strategies reach a wide range of citizens/electors. Communication political programmes must be associated with the effective private sphere. However, does this rule apply scenario in which stage is not ruled by politicians? By presenting results content analysis four Italian tabloids and relying on an interview officer former premier, study shows how popularization develops era technocrat. The authors claim that search for ‘mediated...
The concept of political parallelism identifies the different forms in which media and politics can interact. However, partisanship has always been almost exclusively limited to news media. This study shows that Italian system is at center a significant change, regard way mass works develops. Due structural reasons, Italy’s crosses threshold seems fully apply popular as well. politicization investigated through content analysis Berlusconi-owned Chi (the most read magazine Italy with 3.5...
It is widely acknowledged that present-day politicians are becoming celebrities. This causes significant effects on the way printed and audiovisual media outlets have started covering them. In fact, political leaders’ private lives increasingly scanned by gossip magazines entertainment TV programmes, whose coverage contributes to feed people’s interest over personal sphere. However, as shown in this case study, Italy phenomenon seems develop a peculiar way. First, spite of fact both share...
Italy’s Partito Democratico has for a long time been characterized by rigid mechanisms of leadership selection. Prior to Renzi’s ascent leadership, no leader had managed rise power without being backed up the party’s key figures. By undertaking content analysis most important entertainment magazine, Chi, and comparing Matteo coverage with received another three leading figures, Pier Luigi Bersani, Massimo D’Alema Enrico Letta, this article argues that when demand political innovation is...
The article focuses on the phenomenon of political fandom and its potential impact citizens’ engagement. In particular, our research intends to offer a contribution discussion possible types online fan-like attachment leader. Our case study is Instagram account @lebimbedigiuseppeconte, fanpage celebrating former Italian Prime minister Giuseppe Conte. We analyzed posts between 2018 2022 with aim investigating evolution following change Conte’s role from office Minister—that he held as an...
Abstract Organizations generally run several improvement initiatives simultaneously targeting different aspects of their operations. These will improve the specific operation efficiency, but due to fragmented approach don't necessarily lead organization lasting results. The overall effectiveness can be improved by an all-embracing program allowing all align, leverage one another and succeed – commonly identified as Operational Excellence (OE) [1]. Even if a standard definition OE is not...
One of the most prominent personalities contemporary Italian politics is Matteo Salvini, leader Lega (League). Salvini not only a popular politician: he can also be considered celebrity. He became recognizable character through his constant presence in media and habit appearing informal contexts. Through an analysis three main gossip magazines (Chi, Oggi Vanity Fair) between February 2017 2018, we provide overview coverage obtained by press, order to understand what type celebrity emerges...