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Performer (Interviewee)

Stefania D'Ignoti

Interviewer

Dr. You Li

Geographic Location

Italy

Biography

Stefania D'Ignoti from Catania, Italy, is a freelance journalist who covers migration, conflict, women’s rights, and organized crimes in the broader Mediterranean region. She has reported from Sicily, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, the Syrian border, Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, The Economist, Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, the BBC, the Guardian, and more.

D'Ignoti was forced to shift the reporting focus from the Middle East to Coronavirus in Italy overnight after her flight to Iraq was canceled due to a border lockdown. She mostly covered the impact of COVID-19 on migrants and asylum seekers. In this interview, she commented on the challenges of being a woman journalist in Italy, the gender disparity in newsrooms and leadership, the contributions of women journalists, and concerns about job security and safety as a freelance journalist. Despite the challenges, D'Ignoti considered the pandemic a booster of her career.

Interview Date

5-24-2023

Subject

Italy, marginalized community, human interest, mental health, freelance journalist, gender stereotypes, women journalists, women in journalism, journalism, COVID-19, pandemic, Eastern Michigan University Archives

Publisher

Eastern Michigan University Archives

Digital Object File Type

mp3

Run Time

0:48:03

Rights

Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript, headshot, and stories is held by the content creator, author, artist, or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

Stefania D'Ignoti, Oral History Interview, 2023

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