Are places like Venice, Florence, and Rome simply backdrops for grandeur—or do they hold the real power in the story?
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Author: Marco Bastiani
Marco Bastiani is an Italian journalist based in Florence. He is the founder of Florence Daily News, launched in 2011, and has been working in journalism since 1998. Formerly political editor at Il Giornale della Toscana, he later took on senior communication roles in both public and private institutions. A board member of the Tuscan Foundation of the Order of Journalists, he loves the sea and Greece, and has two children.
Jobs, Citizenship, Rights: Italy’s 5 Referendums Explained
Today and tomorrow, Italian citizens are called to vote on five national referendums.
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Trump vs. Reagan: When Will American Voters Realize the Cost of Tariffs?
For decades, the Republican Party has championed free trade as a pillar of American prosperity. Today, Donald Trump is reversing that legacy.
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The Trump-Zelensky Clash and the Old Wild West
The recent clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House risks becoming the symbol of the end of the Western order.
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The Evolution of America: From Reagan’s Open Dream to Trump’s Closed Reality
The last speech of Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump’s inaugural address are worlds apart.
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Giovanni Spadolini: il giornalista e lo storico che raccontò un’Italia in cambiamento
Alla Biblioteca Spadolini Nuova Antologia una mostra sugli anni di Giovanni Spadolini storico e giornalista.
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From Chianti to Coke: How Italy’s Road Code is Redefining Wine Time
Tuscany, the land of rolling vineyards, is undergoing a cultural revolutionl because of the new Italian Road Code.
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Romania: When Fake News Overturns Elections
For the first time, an election has been annulled because of the decisive influence of fake news.
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L’esempio sbagliato di Shakira
Sono giorni che si sprecano i peana per Shakira, osannata per aver pubblicato una canzone dove prende di mira il suo ex fidanzato, il giocatore di calcio spagnolo Gerard Piqué.
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Il compleanno del figlio visto dal padre separato
Oggi mio figlio Niccolò compie 14 anni e – come regalo – gli ho fatto dei muffins. Strano? Non credo. E provo a spiegarvi perché. Da padre separato non potrò trascorrere la giornata con lui come ho fatto per tanti compleanni, così ho deciso di creare qualcosa per fargli vedere tutto l’amore che ho per lui.
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