Editorial by Ludovica Esposito
From across Italy, Europe and the ocean, bright young people eager to become journalists gathered in the capital of this peninsula—at the International Master at Luiss Guido Carli in Rome. Each of them arrived with their own experiences and passions, and together they are discovering how to develop them and refine them to use them in a professional setting. They are learning the rules and the way is done, but also remaining true to the “way we are”.
A reflection of that spirit—curious, passionate but also open to change and new experiences—of the young journalists is what this issue of the magazine Zeta+ aims to be: a meeting point between their past, their present and their future.
They keep an eye on current affairs, but with a young perspective: Israeli students speak about their country and a cyclist team from Gaza recalls their story. As international students looking for a place to stay, they discover how difficult the search for a house in Rome can become and they analyze the phenomenon. Moving to a new country can lead to discover new things… and trends in fashion, prompting a comparison between what is cool in winter in the United States of America and here. Foreign affairs find their place next to Italian issues: with 78 femicides since the beginning of the year, a collection of voices from women and men helps rethink masculinity.
The range of topics stretches from politics, with the election of Mamdani as mayor of New York, to culture, with seeing celebrities walking the red carpet of the Rome Film Fest. There is also someone who is trying to find a piece of home—of Ireland—in Rome, with a tour of the pubs of the city looking for the perfect pint of beer.
As the students from the International Master of the Luiss School of Journalism learn and grow, so does the course. The first edition of the Master published the first issue of Zeta+, whose focus was on artificial intelligence. This time, the magazine broadens its topics as the course hosts more backgrounds and lifestyles. The variety of themes and countries in these pages mirrors the classroom: the “way we are” on the page is the “way we are” in life.
