Agostino Petroni
Agostino Petroni is a 2020 M.A.-Politics graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and a Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow. An economist and a gastronome, Agostino published Memoria Nueva: Storie di Guardiani Della Terra (Stories of Guardians of the Earth), and produced Heartwood, a documentary about gastronomic resilience of three Latin-American indigenous communities.
Culture
In a Mafia Stronghold, This Cooking School Is Stirring the Pot
Agostino Petroni February 1, 2021
Arturo Pratticò saw young people working for the mob. What if he could make them chefs instead?
Climate/Energy
The Italian Fishermen Who Brought the Sea Back to Life
Agostino Petroni September 14, 2020
When overfishing decimated Puglia’s biodiversity, conservationists and fishermen created a marine reserve that turned their catches around.
Health
New York Is Using Data to Stop Homelessness Before It Starts
Agostino Petroni August 10, 2020
The city is pinpointing residents who are on the verge of losing their homes and getting them help before it happens.