Stephen Brown

Position: Chief Correspondent, Italy
I have headed Reuters news coverage out of Rome since mid-2006. I was previously bureau chief of the Nordic and Baltic region for nearly four years and of southern Latin America, based in Buenos Aires, for about eight years, during which time I covered the dramatic ollapse of the Argentine government and economy in 2001/2002. I have also worked for Reuters in Madrid, Lisbon and London.

Articles

Berlusconi hails Kazakh men for population growth November 06, 12:10pm EST 

ROME (Reuters Life!) - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi praised the virility of Kazakhstan's men during a visit to Rome by its president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, saying this was the reason for the former Soviet country's population growth.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Berlusconi vs foreign media

It is always surprising that, for a media mogul, Silvio Berlusconi has had such a fraught relationship with the foreign press. The mutual dislike has escalated in recent weeks as the unwelcome attention ...  Full Article | Comments [10] 

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Italy gearing up to say "basta" to mosques

Italy may soon say "basta" (enough!) to new mosques. The far-right Northern League party, allies of centre-right Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, wants to limit the growth of Islam in the centre of world ...  Full Article | Comments [12]