Our features
The features are the work no other newspaper can do: comparing how six or ten papers in five countries tell the same story, reading a primary document in full instead of the news about it, finding the story no Italian outlet covered, measuring what has genuinely improved in the world. Each one comes out on its own day, with the morning edition.
-
Backlight How one story of the week was told: the headlines, the words chosen, the gap between headline and text. A mechanism observed, nobody put on trial — and our own errors come first. Same formula, two opposite headlines for the same diplomatic clash Wednesday, 16 September 2026
-
At the Source A primary document explained — a study, a decree, a dataset — instead of the news about the document, noting what the coverage simplified or distorted. The EPA document dismantling the 2024 power plant standards Tuesday, 15 September 2026
-
Around the World One international story told through how newspapers in at least five languages cover it: what each country stresses, omits, and the words it chooses. The collapsed building in Gaza City, as told by seven newsrooms in six languages Thursday, 17 September 2026
-
The Long Run A social phenomenon read over the long run — work, school, demography, migration, income — from the primary source of the data, with its series and its limits. Italian employment rises to 24 million 447,000 in the second quarter, unemployment falls to 5.9% Friday, 2 October 2026
-
Order of Magnitude A figure about the planet or the method, read from the primary source: the unit, the comparison interval, the stated uncertainty. Arctic sea ice hits 2026 minimum, tied for tenth-lowest value since 1978 Friday, 2 October 2026
-
Good News Documented progress: what has measurably improved in the world, with the data to show it. The ozone layer returns to 1980 levels: the estimate is now 2040 Saturday, 3 October 2026
-
The Blind Spot The relevant story of the week that no Italian outlet covered: the crisis maturing off the radar, the foreign law with consequences at home. The Blind Spot: Ethiopia breaks with Eritrea, African Union fears escalation Sunday, 4 October 2026