Mixing the good with the bad. When (few) paedophile priests draw the media attention

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 30 August 2018 World, Editorials

The recent declarations made by Pope Francis, who firmly rose against paedophilia within the Church, drew (once again) the media attention with negative consequences for the

News is like seasons and the 7 days news lifecycle

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 25 June 2018 Editorials

When I was about to write this article, I was eagerly waiting for the newscast to broadcast once again those pieces with the same images year

Constructive journalism will change information

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 29 May 2018 Editorials

About 17 years ago, I started an important adventure but was not totally aware of it. When I was just 26 years old, frustrated by the

The profession of being a journalist has lost its credibility

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 2 May 2018 Editorials, Numbers

Scientists are the second on the list of professions which Italians trust. Journalists come after hairdressers. Why? Because “They exaggerate everything just to get attention”. Following

Mass media and obsessive fear

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 22 April 2018 Editorials

Milan, a passer-by calls the police after noticing an abandoned shopping bag on top of a parked car. The bag contains nothing but a few cans

Why the media doesn’t reflect the truth

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 22 April 2018 Editorials

Who owns the rating agencies? Who owns the news? What is their real goal? Which data is based on the truth, since statistics can be changed

What impact does news have on your mood?

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 21 April 2018 Editorials, Numbers

Trust in information is dropping, according to a carried out survey held by the Oxford Reuters Institute in 2017. 48% of people interviewed declared they had stopped

Facebook is working on a series of updates to show more high quality, trusted news

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 30 January 2018 Inspiration

“Facebook isn’t just fun but also good for your well-being and for society”. This is what Mark Zuckerberg stated on his news feed about the new Facebook policy

Renewing Medium’s focus

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 22 January 2018 Inspiration

We’ve decided to make some major changes at Medium.com. I’ll start with the hard part: As of today, we are reducing our team by about one

Medium, and the reason you can’t stand the news anymore

By Silvio Malvolti Posted On 12 February 2017 Editorials

In January, Medium founder Ev Williams announced that despite his company’s efforts to better the news industry, it would refocus. The reason? We believe there are millions of thinking

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