Mimosa Martini (12 March 1961 in Rome) is an Italian journalist, anchorwoman, and writer. She is best known for his work as a war correspondent and anchorwoman for RAI and Mediaset broadcasting company.

Mimosa Martini
Born12 March 1961
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Journalist, anchorwoman, writer

Life and career edit

Martini began his career in the 1980s working with Gianni Bisiach on Rai Radio 1, and then with Sandro Curzi at Tg3. During this time she covered, among other topics, politics in the Soviet Union, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the Gulf War.[1] She worked for RAI public broadcasting service for ten years and collaborated with various newspapers.

With Enrico Mentana, in 1991 Martini was one of the founder members of TG5, working as a service chief and special foreign correspondent. In the following years, she became one of the most popular anchorwomen in Italy.[2][3][4] For thirty years, Martini covered international politics and news, working in Mediaset up until 2021.[1][5] As a war correspondent, she also worked in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.[6] In 2003 she hosted with Maurizio Costanzo on Canale 5 the tv show Raccontando.[7]

In 2003, the President of Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi appointed Martini a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.[8]

In 2004 she published the novel Kashmir palace and in 2008 the essay Il volo del cuculo with Luana De Vita, both published by Nutrimenti.[9]

Mimosa teaches at the Master in Journalism and Radio and Television Journalism by Eidos.[1]

Books edit

  • Mimosa Martini, Kashmir palace, Nutrimenti, 2004, ISBN 9788888389202.
  • Mimosa Martini and Luana De Vita, Il volo del cuculo, Nutrimenti, 2008, ISBN 9788888389912.

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Docenti Master in Comunicazione - MIMOSA MARTINI". Eidos.co.it. Eidos Communication. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mimosa Martini, l'ex giornalista del Tg5 all'attacco contro Giletti: "Io sono senza lavoro. Però ve li meritate questi, ve li meritate tutti"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. March 1, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Santosuosso, Marciano (May 15, 2016). "Eventi Lette-Rari, Mimosa Martini avverte: Emigrazione, fenomeno da affrontare per i prossimi decenni". La Nostra Voce.
  4. ^ "Mimosa Martini". TEDxRovigo (in Italian). Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. ^ ""Mi dicono vai a fare la nonna? Donne, ribelliamoci al pregiudizio": Mimosa Martini replica agli attacchi social". la Repubblica (in Italian). October 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Lecco: Mimosa Martini, una passione per il giornalismo". Lecco Online. May 21, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Martini Mimosa". Festival internazionale del giornalismo.
  8. ^ "Ciampi nomina cavaliere le inviate di guerra in Iraq" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Mimosa Martini". International Journalism Festival.
  10. ^ "Cavaliere Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana". Retrieved September 28, 2022.