Images as a key to understanding current affairs: a new programme launches on Radio24

Starting on Saturday 19 September at 8.30 am on Radio 24, “Immagini, uno sguardo sull’attualità” is the new programme presented by Valentina Furlanetto alongside Riccardo Barlaam, which offers an original take on the week’s news through the power of images.

Every Saturday, for an hour and a half (at 8.30 am and repeated on Sundays at 8.30 pm), the programme will begin with the images that have shaped current affairs – from photographs that have become symbols of political, economic and social events to less visible images that nevertheless capture changes and phenomena often overlooked in public debate. These photographs and sequences, more so than words, manage to capture the essence of what is happening and offer new perspectives on reality.

Valentina Furlanetto and Riccardo Barlaam will analyse the week’s most significant photographs alongside politicians, experts, journalists and leading figures from the worlds of culture and entertainment, to understand what they reveal and what impact they have on our perception of events. Some of these images have made the front pages of newspapers and dominated social media; others have gone almost unnoticed. All of them, however, help to shape the narrative of current affairs.

“Images: A Look at Current Affairs” brings an innovative journalistic style to Radio 24’s weekend programming, using the visual power of images as a starting point to explore stories, phenomena and trends of the present day. This approach combines analysis of the facts with a reflection on how information is represented and perceived.

This season will once again feature a programme dedicated to verifying online information, presented by David Puente, deputy editor of Open, who will help listeners navigate fake news, manipulated images and viral content, whilst analysing how visual communication can contribute to amplifying polarisation and distortions in public debate.