Exceptional events as a source of support. The Abbruzzo earthquake
between media celebration and political opportunism
The article concerns the earthquake in the Abruzzi studying
strategies exploited by both journalists and politicians to use this
event as a communicative resource. Starting from the analysis of press
and television coverage, authors highlight the different roles played
by journalists, government and, overall, by the Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi, focusing on a paradigmatic event: the delivery of new houses
for earthquake victims.