The Sironi Method

In Italy, being a journalist can be a job, especially if you’re over 50, otherwise most of the time it’s a frantic marathon. Passion is subjective. In my case it represents the motivation that keeps me going.

As a journalist: I would like to know your opinion on the “truth of the news!”

More than an opinion we need a wise man! In extreme synthesis, the truth is communicated if we seek it. The truth is not the likely. To get as close as possible to the truth when the topics are complex, I believe that the method of verification and comparison are not based on facts, but also based on opinions, and is that of universal common sense. And then one should make the great and tiring effort not to move driven by one’s a priori beliefs. Finally, the truth is approached without haste and without communicative tricks that know more about marketing than information. The faster you go and the more you wear glitter and create attention-grabbing ploys, the further you get away from the truth.

Does journalistic precariousness exist?

In Italy today journalism under the age of 50 is mostly precarious. However, being a freelancer is not always synonymous with insecurity.

In your opinion, what does the figure of the modern journalist consist of?

The journalist today should think, in terms of text as we said before, integrating online and offline.

What are your future projects?

Implement useful information starting from the local, through the story of the social and the non-profit, with a view to the ‘civilization mission’ as taught by Newsroom.

One last question for the curiosity of readers: can news be discovered, tracked down, revealed, found? In short, is the journalist also a bit of a detective?

Actually yes. It’s a good metaphor.