Cinzia Sasso (born 25 August 1956, in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

) is an Italian journalist and writer.

Biography

Sasso graduated with honors in International Political Science from the

University of Padua The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from B ...

. A professional journalist since 1982, she began working in the local newspapers of the local Venetian of

Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A., formerly known as Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.p.A. is an Italian media conglomerate. Founded in 1955, it is based in Turin, Italy. History In 2009, the group L'Espresso created an online advertising consortium ...

Il Mattino di Padova ''Il Mattino di Padova'' is an Italian newspaper published in Padua, Italy. The newspaper, which was first published in 1978, is part of GEDI Gruppo Editoriale and specifically GEDI News Network, controlling ''La Repubblica'', ''La Stampa'', '' ...

La Tribuna di Treviso ''La Tribuna di Treviso'' is an Italian language regional daily newspaper published in Treviso, Italy. It has been in circulation since 1978. History and profile ''La Tribuna di Treviso'' was started in 1978. The paper is based in Treviso. Grupp ...

and

La Nuova Venezia ''La Nuova Venezia'' (full title:''La Nuova di Venezia e Mestre'') is an Italian language regional daily newspaper published in Venice, Italy. It has been in circulation since 1984. History and profile ''La Nuova Venezia'' was first published in ...

. In 1985 Sasso arrived in the

La Repubblica ''la Repubblica'' (; the Republic) is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo and Arnoldo ...

, drafting of Milan, where long cases in the news and judicial policy, then women and careers, and where she still works. Sasso is part of the steering committee of the "School of Journalism Walter Tobagi" of the

University of Milan The University of Milan ( it, Università degli Studi di Milano; la, Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe ...

Personal life

After living together for twenty years, Sasso married the lawyer and politician

Giuliano Pisapia Giuliano Pisapia (; born 20 May 1949) is an Italian lawyer, politician, former mayor of Milan, former member of the Italian Parliament and member of the European Parliament. As a politician, he has been a member of two left-wing parties, first P ...

9 April 2011, with a civil wedding in the Palazzo Cavalli in Venice.

Literature

Works

*''I saccheggiatori. Milano: facevano i politici, ma erano dei ladri'', with

Giuseppe Turani Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...

Sperling & Kupfer Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 1 ...

, (1992) *''Donne che amano il lavoro e la vita. La via femminile al successo'', Sperling & Kupfer, (2002) *''Un'ora sola io vorrei'', with Susanna Zucchelli, Sperling & Kupfer (2005)

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External links

Blog of the author of repubblica.it
1956 births Living people Writers from Venice Italian journalists University of Padua alumni {{Italy-writer-stub