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28 October 2020What is the role of journalism in the Covid-19 emergency?
The answer to this question will be the leitmotif
of the Roberto Morrione Award Days
for Investigative Journalism that will take place
online from Thursday 29 to Saturday 31 October
.
“
Antivirus
” is in fact the title of the three days promoted by the Amici di Roberto Morrione association and by the RAI, with the patronage of the Chamber of Deputies and the collaboration of the Circolo dei readers Foundation, the Scuola Holden and the Order of Journalists of Piedmont.
The event should have been held in Turin, in the headquarters of the Scuola Holden and the Circolo dei Lettore, but in compliance with the emergency measures for the prevention of Covid-19 provided for by the last DPCM, the organizers have decided to carry out
all the programming entirely online
.
Given the exceptional nature of the situation, it will also be possible during the three days to
view the
finalist
surveys exclusively by
registering on the Prize website.
It begins
on Thursday 29 October
with the
presentation of the four investigations
of the ninth edition of the Award with the
nine finalists under 30
(Pietro Adami, Gabriele Cruciata, Martina Ferlisi, Federico Marconi, Cristiana Mastronicola, Arianna Poletti, Giorgio Saracino, Sarika Strobbe, Amarilli Varesio) and their tutors (Lorenzo Di Pietro, Dina Lauricella, Giorgio Mottola, Luca Rosini, Francesco Cavalli, Stefano Lamorgese, Pietro Ferri, Giulio Vasaturo).
The meeting
will be hosted by
Marino Sinibaldi
, director of Rai Radio 3. The event takes place in collaboration with the
Scuola Holden
.
Friday 30 October
, the day opens at 9.00, with the
live broadcast of the Radio Anch'io of Rai Radio 1
, conducted by
Sara Piselli
, which will
deepen the themes of the four investigations
with
Mara Filippi Morrione
, spokesperson for the Award, the finalists of the Award Morrione.
Following, from 10 to 13, two training sessions will be held: the first "
For a more just future
" with
Fabrizio Barca
, coordinator of the Inequality and Diversity Forum, while the psychologist
Laura Nota
and the journalist
Roberto Reale
, both professors of the University of Padua, will hold the meeting "
In truth I tell you
" on the media system and democracy.
The
panel from 16.30 to 18.30 is dedicated to
Enzo Biagi
, organized in collaboration with
Articolo21
and
FNSI
, entitled "
The future of journalism
", with
Alessandra Comazzi
, journalist and television critic,
Stefano Feltri
, director of the newspaper Domani,
Loris Mazzetti
, journalist and historical collaborator of Biagi.
Led by
Giuseppe Giulietti
, president of the FNSI and of the Morrione Prize Jury.
Saturday
,
October 31st
, it opens at 10.00 with
Simone Pieranni
, journalist, sinologist and writer, who takes care of the meeting “
The Chinese Virus
”.
Afterwards, the philosopher
Franco Bifo Berardi
leads the panel "
The silence of via Zamboni
" on the pandemic dimension experienced in the Italian province.
The morning's work closes at 13.00.
From 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm, the journalist from Avvenire and writer
Nello Scavo
meets the finalists of the Morrione Prize in the panel “
Witnesses of our time: narrating migrations
”.
Led by
Francesco Cavalli
, general secretary of the Friends of Roberto Morrione association.
The afternoon ends with the "Pandemic
Infodemic
"
debate
, from 16.30 to 18.30, on the challenges of information in the time of the coronavirus, with
Marco Ferrazzoli
, CNR press office,
Livia Giordano
, epidemiologist at the Center of Reference for Epidemiology and Oncological Prevention in Piedmont,
Elena Loewenthal
, director of the Circolo dei readers Foundation,
Andrea Purgatori
, journalist and host of Atlantide La7.
Hosted by
Iman Sabbah
, RAI correspondent from Paris.
From 9 pm to 11 pm Marino Sinibaldi, director of Rai Radio 3, will
host the final evening of the Ninth Edition of the Morrione Prize
, with the awarding of awards to the finalist surveys and their authors, the
Baffo Rosso Prize to Andrea Purgatori
and the new
Witness
recognition
of the Roberto Morrione Award in Nello Scavo
.
During the evening all the finalists and tutors of the Morrione Prize will
alternate
,
Yohana Ambros
, videomaker winner of the Coronavirus special call,
Paola Barretta
, researcher at the Pavia Observatory,
Mauro Biani
, cartoonist,
Maria Bonafede
, Waldensian Pastora owner in Turin and former moderator of the Waldensian Table ,
Ascanio Celestini
, actor and author,
Mara Filippi Morrione
, Spokesperson of the Friends of Roberto Morrione association,
Giuseppe Giulietti
, FNSI president and president of the Morrione Prize jury,
Andrea Vianello
, director of Rainews24.
The evening will be broadcast live on the Morrione Prize youtube channel.
The network of the Morrione Prize
The Roberto Morrione Prize for investigative journalism is promoted by the Amici di Roberto Morrione association and by Rai with the contribution of the Otto per Mille of the Waldensian Church, the Compagnia di San Paolo, the Circolo dei Leggi Foundation, the National Federation of the Italian Press, of UsigRai, of IND- International Network Distribution, of the National Order of Journalists, of the Order of Journalists of Piedmont, of the Association of the Subalpine Press.
The Award received the patronage of the Chamber of Deputies.
They are media partners RAI NEWS 24, RAI Italia, RAI Radio1, RAI Radio3, TGR, Riforma.it, Radio Beckwith, Agenzia Dire, Fanpage.it, LiberaInformazione, Impakter, Corriere Torino, Domani, La Repubblica-Torino, La Stampa.
The award is made in collaboration with RAI Teche, Report, Articolo21, Eurovisioni, Italian Contemporary Film Festival-Toronto, I Siciliani, Libera Associations Names and Numbers Against the Mafias, Pavia Observatory, Lelio Basso School of Journalism, UCSI, Scuola Holden, UCSI.