Gianni Scipione Rossi

Gianni Scipione Rossi (born November 9, 1953, in Viterbo, Italy) is an Italian journalist and essayist.

Career

Between 1968 and the early Seventies he was active in the liberal Democratic Student Movement and then in the youth organization of the MSI. In 1972, after graduating from the Amedeo Avogadro State Scientific High School in Rome, he enrolled in the Faculty of Political Sciences at Sapienza University. In 1973 he attended the 72nd AUC course at the Cesano Infantry School in Rome. In 1974, first appointed second lieutenant, he commanded the pioneer platoon in the 151st Rgt. of Infantry Sassari, stationed in Trieste. In 1975 he resumed his university studies and approached journalism, after his experiences in student political newspapers. He also worked with Roman television station Antenna 4 in 1976. In 1978, Rossi joined the editorial staff of the weekly OP-Osservatore Politico. He became a registered journalist in 1984 and joined the editorial staff of Secolo d'Italia. In 1988, he moved to Giornale d'Italia as head of the internal-foreign service. Rossi held various editorial positions and contributed to several newspapers, including Roma and Partecipare. In 1992, he joined RAI, the Italian public broadcaster, where he worked in various roles and hosted programs. Rossi played a key role in the digitalization of information production during his tenure at RAI. He served as director of RAI Parliament from 2011 to 2016, where he implemented several reforms. In 2018, Rossi became the director of the Italian Center for Higher Studies for Training and Updating in Radio and Television Journalism. He is currently a professor of radio journalism at the Perugia School of Journalism since December 2020.