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An American journalist based in Florence and Rome, Italy, with more than 10 years experience. Currently available for any travel-related stories or COVID-related news from Italy. She worked at a TV station in Wales, UK, in radio, magazines and newspapers in Georgia, and lived in Spain for a year and a half before she moved to Italy. She spent the last five years covering the Vatican and Rome for a TV News Agency, Rome Reports. She was also the Rome TV correspondent for Currents News in Brooklyn, New York.
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The Beautiful Part of the Pandemic: Unity and Community in Italy
The article describes the situation in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the social and cultural aspects of the country's response. It highlights the sense of community and patriotism that has emerged, with people engaging in acts of kindness and unity despite the lockdown. The author, Melissa Nicole Butz, observes the strict enforcement of lockdown measures by the Italian police and the impact of the virus on daily life, including her own wedding plans. She notes the decrease in new cases and ICU patients, but also the grim reality of military trucks transporting bodies and the absence of funerals. The article ends on a hopeful note, with the author looking forward to the potential easing of restrictions and the lasting positive changes in societal behavior post-pandemic.
Further examples of my work are on my Muck Rack page.
"Roaming the Eternal City" Series, giving a glimpse of Rome to those unable to travel due to the coronavirus. Separate episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMJ8pobPBXMsbObAYf7NEaIkjNPV-iDS2
Melissa Butz Corsi's Journalism Reel 2020
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