Giacomo Di Girolamo presents new book in Palermo

Journalist and author Giacomo Di Girolamo is presenting his new book, ‘La vita in verticale. Cronache dal precipizio’, in Palermo. The event is scheduled for September 2 at 6:00 PM in Piazzetta Bagnasco, featuring a dialogue with writer Evelina Santangelo.

Published by Il Saggiatore, the work blends autobiography, news reporting, and social speculation. Di Girolamo, who serves as director of Tp24.it and RMC 101, uses real-life news stories—ranging from tragic migration incidents to online challenges—to examine the modern relationship between truth and representation.

The book explores how the digital age, driven by algorithms and the urge to appear, often prioritizes the performance of facts over the facts themselves. Di Girolamo shifts from his previous focus on Sicilian organized crime to a broader investigation of how contemporary life is increasingly consumed as digital content.