Francesca Rizzoli

Francesca Rizzoli is a seasoned Radio Journalist and Multimedia Producer at Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia, involved with the SBS Radio Italian program and SBS News since October 2013. In addition to this role, Rizzoli serves as a freelance TV reporter for Rai - Radiotelevisione Italiana and has experience as a Teaching Associate at Monash University, where responsibilities included tutoring in Fundamentals of Journalism and Photojournalism. Rizzoli has also contributed as a trainer for visual storytelling workshops with RIOSC, and managed the 'New Afghan Journalists' project at the Catholic University of Milan, overseeing logistics and fundraising. Additional roles have included training Afghan journalism students and working as a photographer and assistant photo editor in various capacities. Rizzoli holds a postgraduate degree in Anthropological and Ethnographic Science from Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, alongside relevant education in photography and anthropology.