Beppe Severgnini
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Italy
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journalist
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, writer
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and columnist
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.
Biography
Born the 26 December 1956 in Crema, Severgnini graduated in lawLaw
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at the University of Pavia
University of Pavia
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.
His career in journalism began when, aged 27, he joined the Milan
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daily newspaper Il Giornale
Il Giornale
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, headed by Italian-journalism legend Indro Montanelli
Indro Montanelli
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, and he quickly became the paper's London
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correspondent.
For Il Giornale, In the period leading up to the fall of communism
Communism
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, he worked as special correspondent from Russia
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, China
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and several Eastern Europe
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an countries.
When Montanelli left Il Giornale to found La Voce, Beppe followed his mentor.
Beppe was also seconded to The Economist
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in London (1993) then served as Washington correspondent for "la Voce"
Following the failure of Montanelli's ambitious project at La Voce, Severgnini joined the Corriere della Sera
Corriere della Sera
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, Italy's biggest salling newspaper, for which he currently writes. Since 1998, he has written a daily column for the Corriere della Sera called "Italians".
The column has grown into a web forum and is among the most widely read Italian
Italian language
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sites on the Internet
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, often featuring emails from Italian expatriates.
Severgnini is also a writer for La Gazzetta dello Sport
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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.
He appears on radio
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and TV programs, for RAI
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, NPR
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and the BBC
BBC
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, and he is host of a debate program on SKY TG24
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. Every morning, at 8.30, P&C listen to him talking for few minutes at the Italian radio station "Radio Montecarlo" for his daily programme called "Italians".
Between 1996 and 2003, he was the correspondent from Italy
Italy
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for The Economist
The Economist
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.
Beppe Severgnini was made an Officer of British Empire in 2001 by Queen Elizabeth II
Severgnini has taught at the University of Parma
University of Parma
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, the Bocconi University
Bocconi University
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of Milan
Milan
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and the University of Pavia
University of Pavia
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.
Severgnini's Books published in Italy by Rizzoli
Rizzoli
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are all best seller, he wrote:
-Three portarites of nations:
Inglesi (1990),
Un italiano in America (1995)
La testa degli Italiani (2005)
-Two Books on Language:
L'inglese. Lezioni Semiserie (1992)
L'italiano. Lezioni Semiserie (2007)
-Two travel Books:
Italiani con la valigia (1993)
Manuale dell'imperfetto viaggiatore (2000)
-Authobyography:
Italiani si diventa (1998)
And his latest book in English, Mamma Mia! Berlusconi's Italy explained to posterity and friends abroad (2011).
External links
- Official website
- Italians, daily web column of Severgnini for Corriere.it
- Ciao America. An Italian discovers the USA Tiziano Thomas Dossena, L'Idea Magazine #16 Vol.II, NY, 2004