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Antonio Decaro: How the Mayor of Bari Bewitched the Web During the Pandemic

The Mayor of this important city in the Apulia Region of South Italy shows how the content of its communication doesn’t call for the sovereignty of the people, doesn’t attack the elite, and doesn’t hate foreigners. He merged grassroot politics with online presence. This combination has proved to be just as successful as the polarizing tweets sent out by Matteo Salvini. “We are entering a new normal,” said Roberta Bracciale, Professor of Media Sociology at the University of Pisa. A normal where populist tools have become a part of the strategy for any ambitious politician.

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Gran finale al Bari International Film Festival, la decima volta è la più esaltante

Eventi molto significativi, autentici “fuochi d’artificio cinematografici” hanno salutato il gran finale del Bif&st-Festival Internazionale del cinema di Bari, che, senza ombra di dubbio, può considerare questa sua decima edizione come quella di maggiore successo. Tanto per dare un’idea del pirotecnico ultimo giorno (comunque non molto dissimile dai sei precedenti!): al mattino di sabato la […]

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Discovering the Majestic Romanesque St. Nicholas Basilica in Bari

On Wednesday April 25th the American Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, announced that on July 7 Pope Francis will travel to the city of Bari. At the time of Burke’s announcement I was on my way to Bari at the invitation of BIFEST, an annual film festival held there every April. Several days earlier I’d asked the festival’s organizers to set up an appointment for a tour of the majestic Romanesque gleaming white marble St. Nicholas Basilica...

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