Yes, so many sessions and such a variety of topics; I see real opportunities to share and help one another and to learn. I can imagine how attending must be at the top of a great many journalists priority lists. My wife has just told me about the Perugina chocolate shop in the heart of Perugia and that it's shaped like a Baci chocolate. I hope you brought a few back with you 😋
Off to a good start with your first article Barbara 👍. And the chocolate reference gives us a reason now to visit Perugia, which wasn't already on our list of Italian cities and towns to see.
Journalism like yours really takes a lot of bravery. I agree that news media companies should have strong lawyers capable of handling online abuse. It's surely about their fiduciary duty to employees and realizing the value of journalists to their brand. Our democratic systems might be the best we can come up with but really the type of leaders elected these days is quite disappointing. I'm watching the #greatdebate on Sky TV about racism in sport. Very interesting. Racism can't be dismissed as a 'societal issue' but is institutional! But anyway back to your newsletter I have not been to Perugia yet. One day! Backpacked in 80's around Italy and travelled there in 1995 when I was still married. Loved it!
I hope all your friends stay safe and can continue to do their work. Politicians are afraid of truth. They just can't admit to mistakes. It's ego that gets them to the top. It's just wrong that you really have to be incredibly rich and/or entitled to get to the top as it were.
You will be acutely aware how dangerous it is to be a journalist in Russia, Ukraine, China, Yemen, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey et etc etc. Freedom of speech and harrasment seem to go together. Can only have no harrasment if media is state controlled, which is not good of course!
Good to see you back in Perugia, would love to come along next year.
Yes, so many sessions and such a variety of topics; I see real opportunities to share and help one another and to learn. I can imagine how attending must be at the top of a great many journalists priority lists. My wife has just told me about the Perugina chocolate shop in the heart of Perugia and that it's shaped like a Baci chocolate. I hope you brought a few back with you 😋
Off to a good start with your first article Barbara 👍. And the chocolate reference gives us a reason now to visit Perugia, which wasn't already on our list of Italian cities and towns to see.
Journalism like yours really takes a lot of bravery. I agree that news media companies should have strong lawyers capable of handling online abuse. It's surely about their fiduciary duty to employees and realizing the value of journalists to their brand. Our democratic systems might be the best we can come up with but really the type of leaders elected these days is quite disappointing. I'm watching the #greatdebate on Sky TV about racism in sport. Very interesting. Racism can't be dismissed as a 'societal issue' but is institutional! But anyway back to your newsletter I have not been to Perugia yet. One day! Backpacked in 80's around Italy and travelled there in 1995 when I was still married. Loved it!
I hope all your friends stay safe and can continue to do their work. Politicians are afraid of truth. They just can't admit to mistakes. It's ego that gets them to the top. It's just wrong that you really have to be incredibly rich and/or entitled to get to the top as it were.
You will be acutely aware how dangerous it is to be a journalist in Russia, Ukraine, China, Yemen, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey et etc etc. Freedom of speech and harrasment seem to go together. Can only have no harrasment if media is state controlled, which is not good of course!
David.