Amalia De Simone

An investigative video reporter for Rai 3, she also collaborates with The Post Internazionale and Reuters, after working for ten years for Corriere della Sera and as a columnist for Corriere del Mezzogiorno. In 2017 Amalia was nominated Knight of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Sergio Mattarella for her courageous commitment to denounce criminal activities. Rai dedicated two broadcasts to her professional activity: Cose Nostre – Rai 1 and Nuovi Eroi – Rai 3. She also received many journalistic awards, including the Mariagrazia Cutuli Award. She is the author of some essays including Mafieuropa on mafia infiltration in the various European states. She directed documentaries for Rai 3 including CAINE, entirely shot in two women's prisons and winner of numerous awards and SOUND OF GANGS broadcast for the reportage program IL FATTORE UMANO (available on the Raiplay platform). She also coordinated part of the editorial staff of the Rai Tre investigative program REC, made reports for LINEA NOTTE, LA STORIA SIAMO NOI, CRASH and other broadcasts. Amalia also collaborated in the making of Ezio Bosso's film LE COSE CHE RESTANO and in the Rai Uno special on Vasco Rossi LA TEMPESTA PERFETTA. She is one of the authors of the volumes Italia sotto inchiesta; Dem - Dizionario enciclopedico sulle mafie; Novantadue, l'anno che cambiò l'italia; L'Italia dei veleni; Under – giovani, mafie e periferie, and of the series of television investigations on the waste management crisis NELLA TERRA DI GOMORRA, created for Current. She held a lectio magistralis at the University of Catania on investigative journalism and lectured in various prestigious university journalism masters. For voluntary work and civil commitment she is the director of Radio Siani, the web radio of legality, based in a property confiscated from the Camorra.