Banfi Alessandro

Alessandro Banfi (Turin, September 26, 1959) is a journalist and television author, currently working as a freelancer. He serves as Director of Communications for the Oasis International Foundation and curates the daily newsletter La Versione di Banfi, which features a press review along with original editorial content. He also teaches for the Italian National Order of Journalists.

His media career began in 1983. He was editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine Il Sabato until 1993. At Mediaset, he held several key roles, including Director of TgCom24, Deputy Director and Assistant Director of Videonews, and Deputy Director of Tg5 under Enrico Mentana. He was also in charge of the programs Mattino 5 and Pomeriggio 5. For over a decade, he was the author of the current affairs show Matrix.

Banfi has also collaborated with RAIUNO, contributing to programs such as La Vita in diretta, Unomattina, and Oggi è un altro giorno, and has worked for Sky Italia. In 2011, he hosted his own show La Versione di Banfi on Rete 4, and was also behind an edition of Stasera Italia.

He is the author of several podcasts, including The Mediterranean as Destiny, produced with the Oasis Foundation. He has also created podcast series for Chora Media and the Corriere della Sera. Banfi has taught at the Holden School of Writing in Turin and contributed articles to the Corriere della Sera.