The annual Perugia International Journalism Festival is the leading journalism event in Italy. It is an open invitation to listen to and network with the best of world journalism. The leitmotiv is one of informality and accessibility, designed to appeal to journalists, journalism students and those interested in the role of the media in society. Simultaneous translation into English and Italian is provided. The festival is open to the public free of charge.

Confirmed 2009 speakers include Julio Alonso founder and CEO weblogssl.com, Charlie Beckett director of POLIS, London Jean Jacques Bourdin top presenter Radio Monte Carlo, John Byrne editor Business Week online, Walter De Mattos editor leading Brazilian sports daily Lance, Rémy Dessarts editor L’Equipe, Alexandra Foderl-Schmid editor leading Austrian daily Der Standard, Pierre Haski founder and editor rue89.com, Seymour Hersh The New Yorker, Eduardo Inda editor leading Spanish sports daily Marca, Jean Francois Julliard secretary-general Reporters sans Frontières, John Lloyd contributing editor The Financial Times, Ezio Mauro editor La Repubblica, Svetlana Mironyuk editor Russian Information Agency Novosti, Adrian Monck head of J-school, City University, London, Javier Moreno editor El Pais, Marco Pratellesi editor Corriere della Sera online, Gianni Riotta director RAI 1 News.

See: http://www.journalismfestival.com/festivaldelgiornalismo.php?breve15