Vauro Senesi
Encyclopedia
Vauro Senesi is an Italian
journalist
and satirical
cartoonist
.
Vauro was born in Pistoia
. He was Pino Zac's apprentice, and, together with Giancarlo Fusco, Cinzia Leone and others, in September 1978 they founded Il Male, a satirical weekly newspaper. It was published until March 1982.
His cartoons have been published in magazines such as Satyricon, Linus
, Cuore
, I quaderni del Sale, L'Echo des Savanes and El Jueves
.
He is director of the satirical eweekly Boxer, collaborator of Il Corriere della Sera and Smemoranda. In 1996, he won the Political Satirist Prize of Forte dei Marmi
. Vauro received international attention in 2009 when he was dismissed from RAI
over controversial drawings he had shown during a broadcast of the series Annozero.
In June 2011 Vauro Senesi announced his intention to sail with the Free Gaza Flotilla setting out to defy the Israeli blockade of The Gaza Strip. He published in Il Manifesto
an "Open Letter to an Admiral", addressed to Admiral Eli Marom
of the Israeli Navy and setting out his reasons for this act (http://www.ilmanifesto.it/area-abbonati/in-edicola/manip2n1/20110625/manip2pg/01/manip2pz/305529/).
Italy
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journalist
Journalist
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and satirical
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
.
Vauro was born in Pistoia
Pistoia
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
. He was Pino Zac's apprentice, and, together with Giancarlo Fusco, Cinzia Leone and others, in September 1978 they founded Il Male, a satirical weekly newspaper. It was published until March 1982.
His cartoons have been published in magazines such as Satyricon, Linus
Linus (magazine)
Linus is an Italian comics magazine. The first number was published in April 1965 by Milano Libri, a subsidiary of Rizzoli. It is currently published by Baldini & Castoldi in monthly issues....
, Cuore
L'Unità
l'Unità is an Italian left-wing newspaper, originally founded as official newspaper of the Italian Communist Party.-History:L'Unità was founded by Antonio Gramsci on 12 February 1924, as the newspaper of workers and peasants, the official newspaper of Italian Communist Party : it was printed in...
, I quaderni del Sale, L'Echo des Savanes and El Jueves
El Jueves
is a Spanish satirical weekly magazine published in Barcelona. Its complete title is ""...
.
He is director of the satirical eweekly Boxer, collaborator of Il Corriere della Sera and Smemoranda. In 1996, he won the Political Satirist Prize of Forte dei Marmi
Forte dei Marmi
Forte dei Marmi is a sea town and comune in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany . It is the birthplace of Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Queen of the Belgians....
. Vauro received international attention in 2009 when he was dismissed from RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
over controversial drawings he had shown during a broadcast of the series Annozero.
In June 2011 Vauro Senesi announced his intention to sail with the Free Gaza Flotilla setting out to defy the Israeli blockade of The Gaza Strip. He published in Il Manifesto
Il Manifesto
il manifesto is an Italian newspaper. While it calls itself communist, it is not connected to any political party. It was founded as a monthly review in 1969 by a collective of left-wing journalists engaged in the wave of critical thought and activity on the Italian left in that period. Prominent...
an "Open Letter to an Admiral", addressed to Admiral Eli Marom
Eli Marom
Aluf Eliezer "Eli" Marom was the Commander of the Israeli Navy in the years 2007-2011.-Biography:Marom's parents met in China, where his German-born father was living as a refugee during World War II. His maternal grandmother was a Russian-born Jew who had emigrated to China, and his maternal...
of the Israeli Navy and setting out his reasons for this act (http://www.ilmanifesto.it/area-abbonati/in-edicola/manip2n1/20110625/manip2pg/01/manip2pz/305529/).