The famous Italian Newspaper Repubblica posed 10 questions to Silvio Berlusconi about his relationship with a teenager. He decided not to answer.
It could be weird behavior on the part of the Italian First Minister, though acceptable. What has been unacceptable is Berlusconi’s decision to sue Repubblica because of those 10 unanswered questions.
Reuters Memorial Lecture 2009
Monday 23 November, 17.30–19.00
“Newspapers and Democracy in the Internet Era: the Italian Case” by Carlo De Benedetti
Chairman, Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso / La Repubblica
Introduced by the Chancellor of the University, The Rt Hon Lord Patten of Barnes, CH
followed by a panel discussion with
John Lloyd (Director of Journalism at the Reuters Institute & Contributing Editor, Financial Times)
Timothy Garton Ash (Professor of European Studies & Isaiah Berlin Professorial Fellow, St Antony’s College)
Paolo Mancini (Monte dei Paschi Visiting Fellow at St Antony’s College & Professor, Dipartimento Istituzioni e Società, Università di Perugia)
Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre, St Anne’s College
The second social media apero is over and we are getting ready for the third social media apero. To get a better understanding about the format of the event you can have a look at the latest Social Media Apero video interviews gallery.
Worn out about sticking on your laptop? Don’t pass up the chance to meet the international social media crew in Basel.
The third international social
Venue: Kohlmanns
This is an informal networking event meant to get together Social Media professionals and students to swap opinions, to share innovative ideas, to informally present new projects and last but not least to hand on the social media culture.
There are two big tables reserved for us at Kohlmanns… Continue reading







