Murder and Media in the New Rome [electronic resource] : The Fadda Affair /
Simpson, T.author.
An insightful look into the origins of modern Italian media culture by examining a sensational crime and trial that took place in Rome in the late 1870s, when a bloody murder triggered a national spectacle that became the first great media circus in the new nation of Italy, crucially shaping the young state's public sphere and image of itself.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The crime and its coverage -- Journalism in Rome after national unification -- Chronology of a circus trial -- The killer, the people, and the weeping widow -- "In Corte d'Assise" -- King and quartermaster : the battles of San Martino -- "To liberate Italy from the Italians?" -- Poor Giovanni Fadda -- Circus  -- Characters -- Conclusion.
An insightful look into the origins of modern Italian media culture by examining a sensational crime and trial that took place in Rome in the late 1870s, when a bloody murder triggered a national spectacle that became the first great media circus in the new nation of Italy, crucially shaping the young state's public sphere and image of itself.
Cardinali, Pietro, active 1878
Fadda, Giovanni, -1878.
Civilization—History.
History, Modern.
Italy—History.
Europe—History.
Social history.
Communication.
Cultural History.
Modern History.
History of Italy.
European History.
Social History.
Media Studies.