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Who we are

Italy’s untold stories

Journalism shapes how we see the world. Yet in today’s digital age, algorithms reward speed over substance, outrage over nuance, with little room left for stories that really matter. The ones about beauty. About culture. About the soul of a nation.


Italy Now was founded by correspondents Sabina Castelfranco and Alina Trabattoni to tell Italy differently. Rooted in their decades as foreign correspondents, their editorial mission rests on a simple conviction: the most meaningful stories take time to uncover and space to breathe.

Editorial team

Sabina Castelfranco

Editor-in-Chief

Radio and television journalist with 30 years of experience as a correspondent and producer, Sabina Castelfranco was born in Buenos Aires, grew up in Italy, Spain and America, and graduated from the London School of Economics. After passing the Italian State exam as a professional journalist, she became a reporter for major international media outlets where she has been part of Emmy-awarded news teams.

Alina Trabattoni

Editor-in-Chief

Print and broadcast journalist with 30 years at major international news organisations, Alina has lived in China, Argentina, Finland and Belgium, dividing her time between Italy and the UK. A London School of Economics graduate with a Cambridge University MPhil, she now also has a PhD, and sits on the boards of the World Woman Foundation (Davos) and the Centre for Advanced Artificial Intelligence Studies.
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Contributors

Giulia Alagna

Contributor
Giulia Alagna is one of Italy’s best-known and recommended Italian-American fixers and field producers.

Hope Cohen

Chef, storyteller, traveller straddling Philadelphia and Italy whilst studying food culture and local traditions.

Cindy Rhea

Cindy is an American living on the Amalfi Coast who writes about the Italy most visitors never find.

Ettore Frigenti

Ettore spent his life pouring over financial books but now a professor uses his wealth of Italian knowledge differently.

Robin Gale

Robin is an Italy aficionado with a passion for the country’s roads and vintage cars.

Lorenzo La Rocca

Lorenzo has worked for various foreign media outlets and has a passion for all things Italian.

Benigna Mallebrein

Contributors
Benigna is a German journalist with decades of experience covering Italy and women’s issues worldwide.

Sylvie Marchand

Sylvie went to Bologna for a semester and left knowing Italy would always be part of her future.

Angelica Peruzzi

Angelica is the Italy desk editor and she loves to tell stories about her home country.

Mark Rayner

Mark became a journalist by chance in 1994. He now juggles financial journalism with Italy cover.
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What makes us different

Powered by over 60 years of combined journalism experience at some of the world’s most prestigious news organisations, Italy Now’s editorial team aims to reclaim the news space Italy deserves. Leveraging years of experience at Reuters, Bloomberg, The Economist, BBC World, CNN, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Channel 4 (UK), The Times, The Independent, The International Herald Tribune, LA Times, NBC, CBS, ABC (USA), Voice of America, Vatican Radio, CNBC, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Scotland, BBC Wales, BBC Ireland, ABC (Australia), SBS Australia, Channel 9 Australia, CBC Canada, CTV Canada, Times Radio, Euronews, TRT World, SABC, CGTN Europe, Deutsche Welle, RFI France, Singapore Radio, Radio New Zealand, Monitor Radio, Montel News, Standard & Poor’s Platts, LBC, Screen International, People Magazine, Luxury Lifestyle Magazine, Italian Insider, Eurovision News, Star (South Africa), Cape Times, Sunday Times (South Africa), the European Broadcast Union, Rai International

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