
In a country where bella figura is a national pastime, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the maestro of media manipulation. Having risen to political primacy with the aid of his Mediaset empire, he now controls 90% of the bel paese’s television channels including the state-run RAI network. Quantity, it seems, does not equal quality. Fed on a diet of semi-naked dancing girls, inane competitions and rickety reality shows built around the most ridiculous of premises, is it any wonder that Italians are becoming a nation of fame-hungry wannabes?

Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi

Flavio Briatore
Flavio Briatore

Fabrizio Corona
Fabrizio Corona



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August 28, 2009
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Erik Gandini
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Lele Mora
Lele Mora

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Simona Ventura

Marella Giovannelli
Marella Giovannelli

Rick Canelli
Rick Canelli
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