Simone Fontana is a freelance journalist based in Italy and managing editor of Facta.

He focuses on politics, extremism and online communities, but he also covered social and economic issues related to the environmental and climate crisis.

His work has been published in Italy and abroad in publications such as La Repubblica, L’Espresso, Domani, Wired, Rolling Stone, Green European Journal and The Daily Dot.

Simone Fontana

Basic information

Name
Simone Fontana
Title
Journalist
Expertise
politics, extremism, environment, climate
Country
Italy
City
Bologna

Supported projects

Governance Failures Fuel Wildfire Crisis in Southern Europe

  • Climate
  • Environment

ATHENS/FARO/AGRIGENTO – Wildfires in Europe have become more frequent and devastating. From lagging prevention and disaster response in Greece, to the mismanagement and legal loopholes that in Italy fuel arson, to the post-wildfire economy in Spain that impedes ecological restoration, to Portugal's paper industry that hinder fire management for its own financial gain, this investigation sheds light on the reasons behind these disasters.