Vittorio Zucconi

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Vittorio Zucconi (b. August 16, 1944) is an is a noted journalist and author hailing from Bastiglia in Italy's Province of Modena. Having a degree in literature and philosophy from the University of Milan, Zucconi is currently director of the online edition of La Repubblica of Rome, www.repubblica.it, and serves as the US correspondent for La Repubblica. He has previously reported for Corriere della Sera from Moscow, and La Stampa from Brussels and Tokyo, the former being one of Italy's widest read daily newspapers.

He is the author of a number of bestselling books, including Il Giappone tra noi (1986); Si fa presto a dire America (1988); Si fa presto a dire Russia (1992); Stranieri come noi (1993); Gli spiriti non dimenticano: il mistero di Cavallo Pazzo e la tragedia dei sioux (1996); Storie dell'altro mondo: la faccia nascosta dell'America (1997); Il calcio in testa (2003); and George. Vita e miracoli di un uomo fortunato (2004).

Prof. Zucconi is also known for his several participations to TV shows as an opinionist and he teaches graduate classes on italian history and journalism at Middlebury College, in Vermont. He is married with Alisa Tibaldi and has two children, Chiara and Guido.