The photographic archive of the State Police, preserved by the Modern Police with over 50 thousand shots, and that of ANSA, a wealth of news, photos, videos covering the entire history of our Republic, together in a digital book on the history and present of the Police
.
The book was presented today in The Dome room at the Luiss Guido Carli University with live streaming starting at 3 pm on ANSA.it, on the Youtube channel and on the State Police website.
The digital book was presented by the Chief of Police
Lamberto Giannini
, by the director of ANSA
Luigi Contu.
At the event, moderated by
Gianni Riotta
, director of the master's degree in journalism and communication at Luiss,
Paola Severino
, vice president of Luiss and
Giovanni Lo Storto
general director of Luiss.
'At the service of the country',
in addition to being the title of the book,
is also the name of the platform,
structured
into seven sections to browse through with over 500 images:
there are the big news, etched in everyone's memory, and the daily commitment , narrated with iconic shots, photo galleries, videos, short texts and ANSA takes.
BROWSE THE BOOK
"The idea of the digital platform stems from the desire to recover and open to the public our photographic heritage which ANSA has integrated with descriptions that bring us back to the exact moment of the facts". Thus the police chief Giannini. "We know how
to
do Well cops, we needed someone to help us 'read' the images."
"The digital project 'At the service of the country' has thrilled us. We have combined the photographic archive of the police with the 7 million images of ours to tell the story of the police and a part of the history of Italy. Often in the different events we are been side by side with the police. Our job is to testify and tell", explained the director of ANSA
Luigi Contu
.
From the images of the Modern Police archive, "the visual memory of our institution", explains the head of the Police, the prefect
Lamberto Giannini
in the video introduction to the project, "we realized that these photos tell not only our work but the historical passages and changes of our country. We wanted this heritage to be read and interpreted also from an outside eye.
ANSA has systematically given this publication
and integrated this heritage with many beautiful and interesting shots".
It starts
from the commitment against the mafias
, the big investigations, the massacres, the captures of excellent fugitives;
then the fight against terrorism and how the police forces are structured to react to the strategy of tension and the most recent challenges.
Ample space is dedicated to the specialties, the backbone of the Police, which has adapted to the changing society.
Then there is a section on women,
who in 60 years have gained space and climbed positions.
The fifth chapter is dedicated to the safety of citizens, the mission of every policeman.
The one following the big events and the relationship with the "square", with also a focus on the G8 in Genoa in 2001 and what has changed since then.
Finally, the last chapter, on the value of sport, is a review of the great Italian champions of yesterday and today.
Valentina Vezzali, Renato Cortese and Ficarra and Picone at the presentation of the book 'At the service of the country'
The platform is designed to be used by tablets, to appreciate the images that scroll on the screen, but also for smartphones.
It is aimed, says the director of ANSA
Luigi Contu,
"at Italian boys and girls who are increasingly informed and try to understand reality through digital platforms and social networks. This book is also dedicated to them".