Gianni Scipione Rossi

Gianni Scipione Rossi (born November 9, 1953, in Viterbo, Italy) is an Italian journalist and essayist.^[1][2][3]

Career

• Between 1968 and the early Seventies he was active in the liberal Democratic Student Movement and then in the youth organization of the MSI.^[4]
• In 1972, after graduating from the Amedeo Avogadro State Scientific High School in Rome, he enrolled in the Faculty of Political Sciences at Sapienza University.^[4]
• In 1973 he attended the 72nd AUC course at the Cesano Infantry School in Rome.^[4]
• In 1974, first appointed second lieutenant, he commanded the pioneer platoon in the 151st Rgt. of Infantry Sassari, stationed in Trieste.^[4]
• In 1975 he resumed his university studies and approached journalism, after his experiences in student political newspapers.^[4]
• He also worked with Roman television station Antenna 4 in 1976.^[4]
• In 1978, Rossi joined the editorial staff of the weekly OP-Osservatore Politico.^[4]
• He became a registered journalist in 1984 and joined the editorial staff of Secolo d'Italia.^[4]
• In 1988, he moved to Giornale d'Italia as head of the internal-foreign service.^[4]
• Rossi held various editorial positions and contributed to several newspapers, including Roma and Partecipare.^[4]
• In 1992, he joined RAI, the Italian public broadcaster, where he worked in various roles and hosted programs.^[4]
• Rossi played a key role in the digitalization of information production during his tenure at RAI.^[4]
• He served as director of RAI Parliament from 2011 to 2016, where he implemented several reforms.^[4]
• In 2018, Rossi became the director of the Italian Center for Higher Studies for Training and Updating in Radio and Television Journalism.^[4]
• He is currently a professor of radio journalism at the Perugia School of Journalism since December 2020.^[4]

References

1. Radicale, Radio (August 1, 2017). "Intervista a Gianni Scipione Rossi sul suo libro "Lo squalo e le leggi razziali. Vita spericolata di Camillo Castiglioni" (Rubbettino Editore)". Radio Radicale (in Italian). Retrieved June 15, 2018.
2. "Il caso. La lezione di stile di Gianni Scipione Rossi nell'addio a Rai Parlamento | Barbadillo". www.barbadillo.it. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
3. "Rai, ex direttori Vianello, Mucciante e Scipione Rossi da mesi senza incarico, al massimo dello stipendio". Retrieved June 15, 2018.
4. "Biografia". Gianni Scipione Rossi (in Italian). Retrieved October 5, 2023.