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Marcello Foa is the CEO of Swiss publishing group Timedia, Journalist. He is also the Co-Director of EJO and responsible of the Italian website.
March 27, 2014 •
Photography and Video •
by Marcello Foa
As part of our series celebrating ten years of the EJO, award-winning photojournalist Hazel Thompson speaks to Marcello Foa. Thompson’s work has appeared in several publications including The New York Times, Vogue, The Sunday Times and...
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March 7, 2011 •
Public Relations •
by Marcello Foa
How many are dead? Were bombs really dropped? Is Al Qaeda involved? As in other wars, misinformation dominates the news. So how many people have been killed in Libya? One thousand, 2,000 … 10,000? And how many cities have fallen to the...
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March 3, 2011 •
Public Relations •
by Marcello Foa
Marcello Foa explains the political context of recent events in North Africa. To understand what is happening in Tripoli, we must first consider the complete strategic picture. We’re not looking at spontaneous uprisings, but rather...
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March 3, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality, Specialist Journalism •
by Marcello Foa
We all grew excited viewing images from Cairo and Tunis. And as we listened to the reports from correspondents in Egypt and Tunisia, the world became convinced that the revolutions were unstoppable and, above all, spontaneous. A...
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October 20, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Marcello Foa
Big Brother is about to step his way into media. For once, it isn’t Berlusconi. In fact, according to English papers, the concentration of TV channels belonging to Berlusconi is marginal compared to what is about to occur in Great...
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August 15, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Marcello Foa
Reflections on Wikileaks’ Afghan War Diary. Swaying the media is much easier than academics and reporters are willing to admit. Knowing that 80 percent of the news comes from institutional sources, the transparency of information...
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June 21, 2010 •
Public Relations •
by Marcello Foa
Il Giornale, June 21st, 2010 Image is everything in the communication era, especially for politicians. Everyone knows this. One small blunder can ruin a reputation. It is therefore only to be expected that politicians tend to protect their...
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June 20, 2010 •
Public Relations •
by Marcello Foa
Corriere del Ticino, June 19, 2010 In the Gulf of Mexico BP is desperately trying to stop the oil leak, but that’s not the only front it’s fighting on. The other is that of the media, with interesting and, in many ways,...
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July 23, 2008 •
Digital News •
by Marcello Foa
Il Giornale, June 15, 2008 When I say “blog,” I think of Matt Mullenweg. Then I met him in Milan during “Wordcamp,” an event organized by Italian Internet visionary Paolo Valenti, and thought I had the wrong person in front of me....
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