Welcome to the seventh episode of the second season of Good Night and Good Luck, the radio program of Università Bocconi Television and Culture's students from the Cleacc and Bemacc courses. Our analysis of the fallout from the 2024 US Elections continues by looking at reasons and lessons on what happened in the weeks (and months) that led up to November 5.
This week’s guest is Federico Rampini, one of the most prominent Italian journalists on Foreign Affairs topics and a US columnist from New York for Corriere della Sera. Mr Rampini is now in libraries with his new book, Grazie Occidente, published by Mondadori.

In this episode:

• Why Donald Trump won: strengths and lessons from his comeback to power (01:12)
• Why Kamala Harris lost: a closer look at reasons and demographics (6:25)
• How media, both in the US and globally, covered the result (17:10)
• The GOP trifecta: the Presidency, the Senate and the House (27:38)
• Marco Rubio’s appointment as the new Secretary of State (31:22)
• Photography and photojournalism in Elections, Wars and current times (39:47)

The episode has been recorded on November 14, 2024 by the Television and Culture students' newsroom.
Episode speakers, in order of appearance: Ennio Terrasi Borghesan, Giulia Parini, Wolfie McLeish, Miriam Li Pira, Oleg Dzigajev, Luca Galbusera, Nino Dolidze, Camilla Malpiedi.
Interview by Annalaura Maurino.
Producers and show runners: Andrea Quartarone & Ennio Terrasi Borghesan.
Special thanks to Chiara Cuzzocrea and Beatrice Merli.