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Camilla Gargioni Nov 5, 2018 “A story is something that someone somewhere doesn’t want you to tell” writes Mark Thompson, New York Times CEO and previous BBC General Director, in his book. Let’s be honest, the work of a journalist is not limited to explaining what is happening; it is also valuable in that it…
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Maddalena Sartor Jun 23, 2021 US Vice President Kamala Harris has said the United States’ relationship with Mexico is entering “a new era”, as she met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in Mexico City on June 8. While immigration stands at the core of Joe Biden’s political agenda, Washington continues to face…
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By Gabriele Barra ABSTRACT This article investigates La Bestia, a sophisticated digital communication machine built by Matteo Salvini’s team to dominate Italy’s political discourse from 2014 onward. Originally conceived as a tool for content amplification, the Beast evolved into a hybrid propaganda system integrating real-time data analysis, psychological targeting, and cross-platform message control. Drawing on…
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Ludovico Campagnolo Mar 31, 2021 The US is universally known as a strictly bipolar party system, with the Republican and Democratic Parties splitting every elective office in the country. Although this belief holds most of the time, it is not always true. At the margins of the political debate, there is a third party with…
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Ludovico Campagnolo Feb 17, 2021 With the electoral defeats and the storming of the Capitol building plummeting his approval rate, Trump has left the White House as one of the most unpopular Presidents ever. There are however unwavering supporters on which he could rely to renew his efforts towards the Presidency. Even to the most…
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Giulia Grandin and Annelien Zaal Apr 1, 2021. Updated: Feb 27, 2023 One of the three main parts of the European Parliament’s administrative support structure encompasses MEPs’ personal assistants. These personal assistants are, however, not only important actors in the administrative support. They play an influential yet poorly understood role in European Parliament’s everyday practice…
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Greta Bordin Mar 10, 2021 A response to the arrest of Alexei Navalny Recently, rumours have spread about further restrictive measures agreed by the European Union against Russia. During Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 22 February 2021, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell presented a list of possible new…
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Giulia Grandin Apr 12, 2021 “We need the Digital Green Certificate to re-establish our confidence in the Schengen zone while continuing to fight the COVID-19 pandemic” affirmed the Chair of the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D) He continued “The certificate cannot be a precondition for free movement as this is a…
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Cecilia Brocca Nov 18, 2021 Can our forks become more sustainable? The Farm to Fork Strategy explained in order to understand the role of agriculture in the Green Deal. The Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis have shown us that we rely on a fragile and vulnerable system that is currently facing many difficulties in…
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Camilla Castelanelli Feb 22, 2021 It has been little more than one month and a half since the UK has officially left the EU, by embarking on a new relationship based on a post-Brexit trade deal. It is undeniable that the situation between these two newly divided realities still entails several unsettled issues, to the…