"First of all, I would like to express my thanks to the entire team and partners who, in a very short time, managed to get the THR Rome infrastructure back on its feet, despite a very violent attack that fits the profiles of 'social engineering', a manipulative technique that exploits social and psychological dynamics to inflict digital harm."
Thus begins an intervention by publisher Gian Marco Sandri on the website of The Hollywood Reporter Rome, in which he announces, after having overcome a hacker attack in recent days, the "third round" for the newspaper following the resignation of Concita De Gregorio from the editorship and the arrival of Boris Sollazzo
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"In December 2021, I started this project from scratch, creating a team through consultants with whom I have established an excellent relationship - underlines the publisher - This has made it possible to consolidate the so-called 'editorial control tower'. During the first round, we analyzed the market as if it were an opponent, testing the entire team. In boxing, although the athlete is alone in the ring, behind him there is a team of about 10-15 people, invisible but fundamental, from the corner of the ring to the locker room and the gym."
"The second round began on April 21, 2023, when we went online introducing ourselves as 'The Hollywood Reporter Rome', taking advantage of Rome's Christmas. Including Rome in the 'The Hollywood Reporter' brand was a personal victory for me, almost as if I had given the Eternal City the Olympic Games or the Expo. In the second round, we were saying, the athletes begin to 'touch' each other after studying. It is a crucial moment because it marks the real start of the match and in our corner there was the former director Concita De Gregorio whom we thank again for the decisive contribution given in this second half of the match".
"After having discussed at length with the director Boris Sollazzo, who will lead this third round, we can affirm that we have entered the liveliest phase - writes Sandri - in which THR Roma will not only internationalize the Italian audiovisual information market, but will also delve into segments such as investigations and special services, offering consumers a clear and transparent vision of the backstage of a crucial industrial sector for our country that has not yet been completely revealed".
"Someone asked me: 'How do you feel in this new role as editor? Are you afraid? What do you feel?'. I replied: I don't know, but I will do my best of course, I will lock myself day and night in the dressing room of my visions and then realize them as a team. I can't express everything I feel - concludes the editor of THR - but I know that inside I have the right fear of not being able to achieve everything I would like and the awareness, joy and pride of what already done".
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