🔶 #15 | Perugia panels edition

Surprise! I know, I know, I said there would be no News Alchemists newsletter this week... but as one of the greatest philosophers of our time once said: every promise don't work out that way.

(Yes, that's Beyoncé.)

I won't waste your time telling you how amazing last week in Perugia was – just browse the #IJF25 hashtag on LinkedIn and you'll get the idea.

But there were dozens of fantastic panels, and they are all available on demand, and I feel that I would fail you in my role as Chief Links Curator if I missed the opportunity to share seven amazing conversations that will make you think and give you hope about redefining journalism and its role in society.

There's just a tiny issue: I managed to go to only three panels (keeping alive my outstanding average of one per day) so how do I even get to recommend seven? 🙈

Let's see: the three I went to were actually brilliant, so we can start with them. Throwing modesty out of the window, I have to admit that the panel I was on was fantastic as well, so we are at four. And I asked some friends to recommend the best panels they joined, selecting three among their suggestions because I trust their judgement. Seven.

But, Mattia, how the hell do you think I will have time to watch seven 50-min videos this week?

You don't. Block one hour of your calendar. Check the seven titles. Pick one. Ignore the rest. Enjoy.