Francesca Fiorentini

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Francesca Fiorentini
Born
Francesca Fiorentini

Buenos Aires, Argentina[citation needed]
Alma materNew York University (BA)
Known forContributor to The Young Turks
Websitewww.francescafiorentini.com

Francesca Fiorentini is an American journalist, political activist and comedian.[1]

Early life and education[]

Francesca Fiorentini was born to an Italian father and Chinese mother and grew up in the Bay Area of San Francisco.[2]

From 2001 to 2005, Fiorentini studied BA Feminist Theory and Colonial Studies at New York University. Her thesis was entitled 'Ideas for Action: Postcolonial Feminism'.[3]

Career[]

Fiorentini began her journalistic work in 2004 with War Resisters League and Left Turn.[4]

From 2013 to 2019, Fiorentini was the host and senior producer of AJ+, the digital media outlet of Al Jazeera. She was the host of AJ+ show Newsbroke.[5] The channel focuses on comedic spins on current events, with a focus on outreach to younger audiences.[6] The program covered issues both current events, as well as larger issues such as white fragility,[7] labour unionism,[8] toxic masculinity, George Soros, and gun control. Newsbroke was shortlisted for an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Short-Form Variety Series in 2018.[9][10] The program was discontinued during June 2018.

Since 2016, Fiorentini has appeared on progressive network The Young Turks as a guest and contributor. She is one of the hosts of The Young Turks show The Damage Report hosted by John Iadarola.[11]

In December 2019, Fiorentini hosted the special Red, White & Who on MSNBC discussing the state of healthcare in the United States and the importance of healthcare to American voters beyond the partisan divide. The program travelled to the states of New York, Texas and Utah to talk to voters and featured interviews with political figures such as Senator Bernie Sanders.[12] Fiorentini concluded in the program that "healthcare in America is often overpriced and even dysfunctional, but it’s the lack of transparency that can be the most insidious".[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Levin, Rachel (6 November 2020). "Commentary: The word of the week is 'eke' (and also 'eek')". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ Ethnically Ambiguous (27 January 2020). "We Are Francesca Fiorentini". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Francesca Fiorentini" (PDF). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Francesca Fiorentini". Gray Area. grayarea.org. Retrieved 13 February 2020. She has worked in alternative media since 2004 as an editor with War Resisters League and with Left Turn Magazine.
  5. ^ "Francesca Fiorentini's Newsbroke Is The Antidote For Fake News In Trump's America". Bustle. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. ^ Isaac, Bronwyn. "Francesca Fiorentini's Newsbroke Is The Antidote For Fake News In Trump's America". Bustle.
  7. ^ Mirk, Sarah. "An Office Training Video for White Fragility". Bitch Media. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ Fearnow, Benjamin (2 October 2018). "A Wisconsin teacher showed a pro-union video to students that called Mitch McConnell a "human skid mark"". Newsweek. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. ^ Lieb, Matt (14 June 2018). "So uhhhh Newsbroke has been shortlisted for an Emmy nomination!ITS AN HONOR JUST TO BE NOMINATED TO BE NOMINATED!pic.twitter.com/RnSoCJC1o5". @mattlieb. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  10. ^ Francesca, Fiorentini. "Newsbroke for Your Emmy Nomination". Facebook.
  11. ^ Inc, The Young Turks, The Damage Report: October 5, 2020, retrieved 3 March 2021
  12. ^ MSNBC (18 December 2019). "'Red, White & Who' explores healthcare in America". MSNBC. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  13. ^ Fiorentini, Francesca (29 December 2021). "Health care in America is dysfunctional — but its lack of transparency is downright dangerous". NBC News. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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