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.
Climate/Energy
The Italian Fishermen Who Brought the Sea Back to Life
By: Agostino Petroni
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
By: Agostino Petroni
The city is pinpointing residents who are on the verge of losing their homes and getting them help before it happens.