Giacomo Z.
Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
Top Services
Reporter / Journalist
News Shooter / Video Journalist
Video Editor - News
Equipment
Video
- 4K video camera
- GoPro or equivalent
Audio
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Miscellaneous
- Shoulder rig
About Giacomo
Based in Rome, travelling through the Mediterranean, the Sahel and West Africa. I focus on human trafficking, transnational crime, conflicts, borders and human stories. From 2016 to 2021, I've been covering extensively migration and jihadist threats in Niger. I've been a recipient of the Evens Foundation Geopolitics Prize (2022), of the True Story Award (Special mention, 2019), of the Media Migration Award (2017) and a grantee of Journalism Fund, the European Journalism Center and the International Press Institute. I contribute to Italian and international outlets, such as La Repubblica, Internazionale, L'Espresso, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, The New Humanitarian, The Correspondent, Mèdiapart, Paris Match, Deutsche Welle, Open Migration, Profil. As a consultant, I worked with Amnesty International, Privacy International, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, The World Bank, Concord Europe, Coopi and others.
Top Projects
The European chase for Saharan smugglers - Privacy International
- Reporter / Journalist
The story digs into the use of surveillance tools, gifted by European donors, to tackle migrants smuggling in Niger, a country that has been turned into a major partner of the EU in the fight against irregular migration to its shore. It's a part of a long field work, conducted in Niger since 2016.
What’s behind the rising violence in western Niger?
- Reporter / Journalist
Long read exploring the reasons of the rising violence in Western Niger, and giving voice to witnesses, survivors and main actors.
A data ‘black hole’: Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data
- Reporter / Journalist
Investigation into mass surveillance plans by the EU police cooperation agency, Europol.
Libere veramente - Radiotelevisione Svizzera Italiana
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
As a part of a series of videoreportage dedicated to the history of radio stations, I co-shot and edited this video on the experience of Italian 'free' radios, that hit the media scene in the mid 1970s.
Nigerians returned from Europe face stigma and growing hardship - The New Humanitarian
- Reporter / Journalist
As a part of a longer work, realized in Nigeria between February and March 2020, I explored European Union programmes funding the return of migrants to their home country, and the impacts on people participating in these massive, expensive programmes.
All Services
Pre-Production
- Creative Director
- Fixer
- Production Company
- Senior Producer / Project Manager
- Series Producer / Show Runner
- Translator
Production Support
- Field Producer
- Production Assistant
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Post-Production
- Video Editor - News
- Transcriber
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