At Palazzo Chigi the music has changed, but the media circus of viro-stars remains
The characters most present on television in the last year have undoubtedly been virologists. They took the stage and there was no longer a means of communication, whether it be television, radio or newspapers, where there was not the constant presence of those who became the absolute protagonists of the public debate. There has been a sort of a priori sanctification of these “virus experts”, but their presence undoubtedly brought with it more negative than positive aspects.
The succession of information – often different, sometimes contradictory – to which we have been accustomed in this fatal year has only increased the general chaos in citizenship rather than making the already confusing situation of the pandemic more understandable, so much so that there has been talk of infodemic .
In a situation that is still critical from a health point of view, and also from an economic point of view, experts should give reassurance to the population, not fuel unnecessary alarmism. In France, for some time now, it has been rightly ordered that all experts report only and only to the Elysée, from which clear communications and instructions will then arrive to French citizens. Here, it seems that even in Italy a modus operandi similar to that adopted by President Macron is beginning to take shape.
The objective of the Draghi Executive, and especially of the center-right component in the majority, should be to limit as much as possible the presence of virologists and other experts in various capacities on television and to avoid information leaks from the tables of Palazzo Chigi . There is also the need to make the communications of the experts as uniform as possible, so as not to confuse and further terrorize the population and finally to give all, a few but clear provisions.
In this sense, the intentions seem good, but for now we are faced with many elements of continuity with the previous government: the way of communicating between ministers and the various task forces (including the Scientific Technical Committee) has not changed. If we add to this that virologists are still the most sought-after figures in the various talk shows we can realize that little or nothing has changed since the recent past. The discontinuity is noticeable only in the parts of Palazzo Chigi: we are already accustomed to the sobriety of the communication of the new prime minister and the direct broadcasts to unified networks of the Conte-Casalino duo seem, fortunately, a faded memory.
Another element of discontinuity is the will on the part of the government team to inform the Italians in time about any decision or limitation that the government intends to adopt.
Unfortunately, from the point of view of the closures we are not witnessing the much desired change of course, indeed, it seems that a "new squeeze" in the limitations that will accompany us until Easter is about to arrive. In addition to the confirmation of the colored zone system for the regions, we may find ourselves relegated to the house on weekends, exactly as we did at Christmas.
The hope is that this change of trend in communication and method will also follow the much desired change of course with regard to closures and the vaccination campaign.
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