Giorgia is a dynamic multimedia journalist with a career spanning radio, television, print and online. She has a Master degree in Law from the University of Florence and studied Media Law at University College London (UCL). An experienced reporter and producer, in her 18-year career she has worked for International media including BBC, Aljazeera English, and Euronews, as well as for the main Italian outlets such as RAI, La7, Ilsole24ore, L'Espresso. She has a strong background in Science Journalism having launched wired.it and wired.co.uk in the position of Science Editor and she has been contributing to several scientific publications, including SciDev.net, with her articles and self-shot/edited videos on Science&Technology, Health, and Environment. A creative and original thinker she is committed to delivering factual and engaging pieces that inform a wide range of audience. Giorgia’s International career includes a four years experience as Project Manager for the Doha Film Institute launching the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in the Middle East. She also brings extensive experience as an interpreter and translator, she is fluent in English and Italian and has a basic French.
Projects
- This World - When Bridges Collapse: The Genoa DisasterThe new Genoa Bridge will officially reopen on 5 August, almost two years after it collapsed killing 43 people. We told that dramatic story @bbctwo @novapbs Our documentary 'When Bridges Collapse: The Genoa Disaster' has now been shortlisted for the Grierson Awards as Best Science Documentary. Thank you to everyone in Genoa who helped us documenting this excruciating disaster.
- Sugar Plastic - Earthrise, Aljazeera EnglishI co-produced and presented this film discovering a sweeter, greener alternative to plastic, made from sugar beet waste. Every year hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic are produced to meet our growing appetite for the material. Plastic is everywhere - and it is choking not just the land but our marine life too. So a natural alternative made from sugar beet waste may just be the answer to our destructive love affair with plastic. A company in Italy called Bio-on has found that bacteria tha
Work history
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Broadcast JournalistRadio24 IlSole24Ore
London, United KingdomFreelance
Skills
- Social Media Marketing
- Radio
- Video
- Broadcast Journalism
- Journalism
- Science Journalism
- Radio Broadcasting
- Web Content
- Bilingual Education
- Children’s Media
Education
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Master Degree in LawUniversity of Florence
Italy
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Mobile Journalism, short courseCity University of London
- London, United Kingdom
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Awards
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Sargent-Disc Best Science Documentary (shortlisted)The Grierson trust
Our documentary 'When Bridges Collapse: The Genoa Disaster' for BBC Two and PBS is shortlisted for the prestigious The Grierson Awards 2020
@Windfall Films @BBCTwo