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Ultimora.net reported that protests by truck drivers against high fuel prices in Southern Italy had caused disruptions to transport and supplies in Campania, as well as slowdowns on the A1 and A30. It also reported empty shelves in supermarkets in Puglia and Calabria, especially in the fruit and vegetable sections, and noted that the demonstrations continued while waiting for a meeting with the government. #Proteste #Carburanti #Trasporti (translated)

RADIO ARC 101:“EDICOLE, “RAZZE IN ESTINZIONE” COME I BAR: SOLDI PERSI E SPERANZE DA STANFORD” by NANDO SILVESTRI SOURCE: https://radioarc.it/edicole-razze-in-estinzione-come-i-bar-soldi-persi-e-speranze-da-stanford/ Le edicole sono un altro scrigno di umanità e conoscenza per molti versi simili ai bar, almeno per quanto concerne l’infausto epilogo che riguarda molte di esse. L’odore di carta stampata, di cartoncini colorati, copertine variopinte, buste a sorpresa e cellophane, era una melassa olfattiva che un tempo inebriava grandi e piccini e rappresentava, al contempo un’ ambita meta di passeggiate e pause giornaliere. Passare per l’edicola significava attingere alla conoscenza, allo svago, alla cultura, alla fantasia e alla creatività. Tutte prerogative perse a causa dei surrogati informi e amorfi diffusi dal web. E’ questo il motivo principale della chiusura cunulata e ricorrente di moltissime edicole italiane: in economia si parla di comparto a caduta della domanda. Ma non chiude solo un’edicola, chiude un pezzo di economia locale e nazionale. Da 35000 edicole nel 2005 a circa 20000 nel 2024: -43%. Con loro se ne va un fatturato diretto di oltre 400 milioni l’anno, ma il vero buco è l’indotto che non si calcola mai. Ogni edicola media in un paese generava distribuzione per 15000€/anno di margini per distributori locali, corrieri, tipografie. Inoltre, il cliente che comprava il giornale prendeva il caffè, il biglietto del pullman, la schedina. Write on Medium Si deve pensare che senza edicola, il cinema di paese perde il suo unico punto promo fisico, senza parlare delle perdite in materia di pubblicità. Quando chiude, non perde solo l’edicolante. Perde il bar, perde l’autista, perde il tipografo. In Irpinia negli ultimi 5 anni Avellino ha perso 6 edicole, Ariano Irpino 3, Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi 2. La perdita totale in Irpinia ammonta a circa il 22% di punti vendita. Tutto ciò significa che molte delle chiusure succitate hanno sottratto ai bar irpini diverse decine di clienti danneggiando lavoratori, distributori e fornitori. Sono posti di lavoro che non fanno notizia, ma esistono. Un altro duro colpo inferto all’economia locale e nazionale in nome di un finto progresso che favorisce quasi sempre gli affari dei faccendieri e dei soliti noti. Tuttavia, ciò che accade in Puglia, a pochi chilometri dall’Irpinia, apre scenari di rinnovamento basati proprio sulla riconversione delle edicole dismesse. Si tratta di prospettive talmente uniche ed innovative da aver suscitato l’interesse di tutto il mondo, in special modo dell’Università di Stanford. Si tratta di notizie di enorme portata che pochi notiziari hanno divulgato in nome di una perenne prelazione delle tecnologie sprezzanti di buonsenso, tradizioni e arte. A San Severo (Foggia), a 40 km dall’Alta Irpinia un’edicola abbandonata da 6 anni in via Matteo Tondi è diventata il 27 marzo 2026 il Teatro-Edicola Foyer’97: 6 sedie, 4mq, idea di Francesco Gavino. Gli apprezzati spettacoli di 10/15 minuti hanno incuriosito l’università di Stanford. La sua rivista accademica Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), ha scelto il Teatro Edicola di San Severo come caso di studio internazionale con il reportage “The Six-Seat Revolution”. Perché Stanford ci guarda? Perché ha capito che quei 4 mq possono tornare a generare indotto. Difatti, 60 spettatori in un pomeriggio possono diventare 60 caffè al bar vicino. Con un biglietto simbolico di 5€ si parla di micro economia culturale. Senza contare l’indotto di turisti e giornalisti che arrivano e frequentano B&B e ristoranti. È il modello che serve all’Irpinia: non lasciare il buco, ma riconvertirlo virtuosamente. Ogni edicola chiusa può diventare info-point, micro-cine, box servizi. Altrimenti continuiamo a contare solo le saracinesche abbassate, senza contare i soldi che non girano più.

RADIO ARC 101:“NEWSSTANDS, ‘ENDANGERED SPECIES’ LIKE CAFÉS: MONEY LOST AND HOPES FROM STANFORD” by NANDO SILVESTRI SOURCE: https://radioarc.it/edicole-razze-in-estinzione-come-i-bar-soldi-persi-e-speranze-da-stanford/ Newsstands are another repository of humanity and knowledge, in many respects similar to cafés, at least as far as the unfortunate fate that has befallen many of them is concerned. The smell of printed paper, coloured card, variegated covers, surprise packets and cellophane was an olfactory molasses that once intoxicated young and old alike and represented, at the same time, a sought-after destination for daily walks and pauses. Stopping by the newsstand meant drawing upon knowledge, entertainment, culture, imagination and creativity. All prerogatives lost on account of the shapeless and amorphous surrogates disseminated by the web. This is the principal reason for the cumulative and recurring closure of a great many Italian newsstands: in economics, one speaks of a sector in demand collapse. But it is not merely a newsstand that closes; a piece of the local and national economy closes with it. From 35,000 newsstands in 2005 to about 20,000 in 2024: -43%. With them goes direct turnover of over €400 million per year, but the real hole is the indirect economy that is never calculated. Each average newsstand in a small town generated distribution worth €15,000 per year in margins for local distributors, couriers, and printers. Moreover, the customer who bought the newspaper would have a coffee, buy a bus ticket, place a bet. Download the Medium App One must consider that without a newsstand, the village cinema loses its only physical promotional outlet, not to mention the losses in terms of advertising. When it closes, it is not only the newsagent who loses. The café loses, the driver loses, the printer loses. In Irpinia, over the last five years, Avellino has lost six newsstands, Ariano Irpino three, Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi two. The total loss in Irpinia amounts to about 22% of outlets. All this means that many of the closures mentioned above have deprived Irpinian cafés of several dozen customers, harming workers, distributors and suppliers. These are jobs that do not make the news, but they exist. Another hard blow inflicted upon the local and national economy in the name of a false progress that almost always favours the business of fixers and the usual suspects. However, what is happening in Puglia, a few kilometres from Irpinia, opens up scenarios of renewal based precisely upon the reconversion of disused newsstands. These are prospects so unique and innovative as to have aroused interest worldwide, especially at Stanford University. This is news of enormous significance that few news programmes have disseminated, in the name of a perennial pre-emption by technologies contemptuous of common sense, tradition and art. In San Severo, 40 km from Upper Irpinia, a newsstand abandoned for six years in Via Matteo Tondi became, on 27 March 2026, the Teatro-Edicola Foyer’97: six chairs, four square metres, an idea by Francesco Gavino. The well-received 10- to 15-minute shows have piqued the curiosity of Stanford University. Its academic journal, the Stanford Social Innovation Review [SSIR], has chosen the Teatro Edicola in San Severo as an international case study with the reportage “The Six-Seat Revolution”. Why is Stanford watching us? Because it has realised that those four square metres can once again generate indirect economic activity. Indeed, 60 spectators in an afternoon can become 60 coffees at the neighbouring café. With a symbolic ticket price of €5, we are talking about a cultural micro-economy. Not to mention the indirect income from tourists and journalists who arrive and frequent B&Bs and restaurants. It is the model Irpinia needs: not to leave the void, but to reconvert it virtuously. Every closed newsstand can become an information point, a micro-cinema, a service hub. Otherwise we shall continue to count only the lowered shutters, without counting the money that no longer circulates.

In Calabria, as in Puglia, transporters have already announced their intention to bring their vehicles to Rome in the absence of concrete responses - "words are no longer enough," they repeat in chorus - while those from Sicily have reiterated that if the minister agrees to meet with them on October 20 - a request directed specifically to Salvini also from the Sicilian governor Renato Schifani - the strike will be lifted; otherwise, it will continue until the 27th. #ProtestaTrasportatori #Carburante #CaroGasolio (translated)

The protest of truck drivers and farmers in southern Italy continues against the increase in the price of diesel, which has reached almost 2.3 euros per liter, with demonstrations in Calabria, Sicily, and Puglia, and requests for meetings with Transport Minister Matteo Salvini to discuss solutions. #ProtestaTrasportatori #Carburante #CaroGasolio (translated)

In Cerignola, the population is on strike against the rise in the cost of living and diesel, with closed shops and a demonstration that saw thousands of participants, while the Puglia Region has planned funding to alleviate agricultural production costs. #Sciopero #Carovita #Agricoltura (translated)

The protest by truck drivers in Puglia and Calabria against high fuel prices continues, with demonstrations highlighting the increase in management costs and the risk to the sustainability of transport companies, while in Reggio Calabria the mayor has introduced free public transport for eight days in response to the emergency. #carocarburanti #protesta #autotrasportatori (translated)

On Thursday, the unions met with the president of Puglia, Antonio Decaro, and other representatives of local institutions, who committed to support some of the workers' requests to the government, such as the decarbonization of the factory (i.e., the transition of the plant to a less polluting production system compared to the current coal-fired blast furnaces) and economic incentives for leaving work. #ILVA #sciopero #proteste (translated)

The blockade in front of Eni has been removed, but traffic jams and chaos persist in Calabria, Puglia, and Sicily due to protests by truck drivers against rising fuel prices, while the mobilization continues at the former Ilva in Taranto. #Taranto #CaroCarburante #Proteste (translated)

¥le wrote that the situation in the South, especially in Puglia, Calabria, and Basilicata, was occurring in the general silence of the government and the news broadcasts. He added that on October 17, there would be protests in almost all Italian squares and invited sharing the appeal and taking to the streets. https://t.co/sTGQlqxaLR #Protesta #SudItalia #Diritti (translated)

Sky TG24 reported that the high fuel prices had caused protests among truck drivers, who threatened to halt the country. The government had called a round table meeting for October 27 at the Ministry of Transport. According to the broadcaster, autonomous blockades had already begun in Puglia, while demonstrations organized by committees and independent groups had also started in Calabria, Sicily, and Basilicata. In some regions, it added, there was growing concern about the depletion of fuel at various service stations, where long queues were being reported. #carburanti #autotrasportatori #proteste (translated)

Puglia offers free genomic screening for newborns that analyzes 433 genes and over 500 diseases, exceeding the 58 conditions covered at the national level by the new Essential Levels of Care (Lea), with a 90.6% participation rate among approximately 33,000 newborns involved. #ScreeningNeonatali #SanitàPuglia #GenomaPuglia (translated)

Auro| star kisses wrote that he has just spoken on the phone with his parents and claimed that the situation in Puglia was more critical than what was being reported. He added that, in his opinion, no one was talking about it because Puglia and the South were only considered from June to September. #Puglia #SudItalia #Emergenza (translated)

Due to the roadblocks implemented by truck drivers in Puglia, the grain supply chain is at risk, with potentially serious consequences for the production of pasta, bread, and sweets, and industrialists have urged an urgent government intervention to restore the circulation of goods. #Puglia #produzionealimentare #proteste (translated)

The protests of truck drivers, farmers, and workers from the former ILVA in Puglia, triggered by the rise in fuel costs and the closure of the facility, are causing serious disruptions and roadblocks, with reports of fuel shortages and goods lacking in supermarkets. #Proteste #Puglia #Autotrasportatori (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that in Puglia, the protests of truck drivers and workers from the former Ilva had joined those of olive growers, who were protesting against the drop in olive oil prices, the increase in production costs, and competition from low-cost imports, especially from Tunisia. According to the site, the mobilizations had caused roadblocks and disruptions to traffic, affecting fuel supplies and the transport of goods. In Taranto, some public transport services had been rescheduled, and delays in waste collection could occur; in the Foggia area, empty shelves had been reported in supermarkets. #Proteste #Lavoro #Puglia (translated)