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Dentro la notizia:A Reflection on Italian Journalism in Australia
A Roundtable
Tuesday 10 November 2026, 6.30-8pm
CO.AS.IT., 199 Faraday St, Carlton.
Free event. Registration essential:
https://www.coasit.com.au/events/events-archive/dentro-la-notizia-2026
Italian-language media based in Australia have played a crucial role not only in informing the Italian community throughout the decades, but also in shaping a shared identity in a highly regionalised audience. Simone Battiston (Swinburne University of Technology), Magica Fossati (SBS Italian), Dario Nelli (Il Globo), and Orietta Guerrera (The Age) will discuss the history, circulation, and development of Italian journalism in Australia and the impact of Italian media practices on the Italian Australian community over the past five decades. They will also reflect on the challenges that the media industry is currently facing.
The roundtable is facilitated by Barbara Pezzotti (Monash University) and Andrea Pagani (Monash University, Zoom coordination). The evening will be introduced by Prof. Andrea Righi (Monash University).
This event is part of the research project “Dentro la notizia: A History of Diasporic Italian Journalism Down-Under” (2026-2027) supported by The Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS) that involves the collaboration of Monash University, La Trobe University and University of Auckland, New Zealand with the support of CO.AS.IT.
This event will be broadcast live and recorded via Zoom and the recording may be used and shared across various platforms.
Simone Battiston is Senior Lecturer in History and Politics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology. He has published widely in the area of post-war Italian migrant history and politics with a focus on the Australian context
Magica Fossati is Executive Producer of the Italian Team at Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia. She is recipient of the Victoria's Multicultural Awards for Excellence 2019: Media Award.
Orietta Guerrera is the Deputy Editor of The Age. She was previously Reader Editor for The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and WAToday The Age.
Dario Nelli is managing editor of Il Globo and La Fiamma.
Andrea Pagani is Assistant Lecturer in European Languages/Italian at Monash University.
Barbara Pezzotti is Cassamarca Senior Lecturer in European Languages/Italian at Monash University.
Andrea Righi is Professor of European Languages and Italian at Monash University.
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Event venue
199 Faraday Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3053, Museo Italiano, 199 Faraday St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia, Melbourne
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