She decided to be a journalist after the attack of September 11, inspired by the coverage of Oriana Fallaci, Enzo Biagi, Dacia Maraini, Tiziano Terzani. She graduated from University of Pisa in 2007 with a thesis on the correspondence between Michelangelo Buonarroti and Vittoria Colonna. In 2009, she studied at the University of Milan, "Walter Tobagi" School of Journalism.