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| Alessandro Masala | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | February 11, 1984 Cagliari, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupations |
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| YouTube information | |
| Also known as | ShooterHatesYou |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2011—present |
| Subscribers | 800.000[1] |
Alessandro Masala (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro ˈmaːzala]; born 11 February 1984 in Cagliari), known by his online pseudonym ShooterHatesYou, gained popularity on the internet for his daily video content on the YouTube channel Breaking Italy. He specializes in providing information and infotainment content.[2] He has also worked as a blogger for il Fatto Quotidiano[3] and founded his own clothing brand inspired by Sardinian mythology, called Heya.[4] Additionally, he has been the creator and host of various cultural and political podcasts and shows, including Breaking Italy Podcast, Breaking Italy Night, and Grandi Linee.
Biography[edit]
Alessandro Masala was born on February 11, 1984, in Cagliari, Italy; he completed his scientific high school diploma at Liceo Leon Battista Alberti in 2004. Subsequently, he enrolled at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cagliari in 2005 but later switched to Political Science in 2006, ultimately leaving his studies in 2008.
Before gaining fame on the internet, he attended the Hotel Business School and worked in the hotel industry as a concierge, relocating first to Rome and then to Milan. He also pursued a career in art as a painter.
In 2011, he landed on YouTube with the channel Breaking Italy, and starting from 2019 and 2022, he continued his activity on the web with the podcasts Breaking Italy Podcast and Grandi Linee. Since 2020, he has been the host of the theatrical show Breaking Italy Night (previously Breaking Italy Podcast), where he interviews various personalities from the world of politics, journalism, or entertainment.
Career on the Web[edit]
In 2011, he launched his YouTube channel Breaking Italy, where he started uploading daily videos covering current affairs, politics, and technology[2]. The channel's popularity led to a collaboration with il Fatto Quotidiano, which lasted until 2014.[3]
In 2015, Masala professionalized his online activity, renting studios for video production and expanding his team.
From 2016 to 2018, he won the Best Political Opinion Website category at the Macchianera Awards for three consecutive years,[5][6][7] a prestigious award for Italian bloggers, and 2023, he won the Factanza Awards in the category of News e Attualità (News and Current Affairs).[8]
In 2019, he began hosting the Breaking Italy Podcast, featuring in-depth cultural conversations with prominent figures, mainly from the political world. The podcast is also available in audio format on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
In 2022, he started hosting the online podcast Grandi Linee, where he and his team analyze and comment on daily news.
Activities Outside the Web[edit]
Entrepreneurship[edit]
In 2015, he founded Heya, a clothing brand inspired by Sardinian mythology, separate from Breaking Italy's organization.[4]
Theater[edit]
Starting in 2021, Masala continued the interviews he started with Breaking Italy Podcast in live theater events, initially at Teatro Franco Parenti and later at Teatro Carcano. The events are called Breaking Italy Night and have featured guests such as Fedez,[9] Elly Schlein,[10] Roberto Saviano,[11] and more.
Documentary[edit]
In 2021, he participated in the docufilm Infodemic: il virus siamo noi released on Prime Video, along with Barbascura X and Luca Perri.
Television Appearances[edit]
Masala has been invited as a guest, correspondent, and commentator on various television programs focused on politics and information, including Unomattina,[12] Rebus,[13] Omnibus,[14][15] and Touch on Rai.[16]
Political and Cultural Events[edit]
Between 2015 and 2023, he was invited as a coordinator, speaker, or guest to various events related to politics and social issues.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
In Popular Culture[edit]
Alessandro Masala has appeared in the comics of Sio and his magazine Scottecs Gigazine, serialized since 2023.
Personal Life[edit]
He lives with his partner and they have a child together born in 2018.
Online Shows[edit]
- Breaking Italy, an online information show on YouTube (since 2011)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, Season 1, an online podcast featuring conversations with guests on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts (since 2019)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Andrea Venzon[24] (2019)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Yotobi (Karim Musa)[25] (2019)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Adrian Fartade[26] (2019)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Michele Boldrin[27] (2019)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Dario Bressanini[28] (2019)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Giulia Pastorella[29] (2019)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Giuseppe Civati[30] (2019)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Marco Cappato[31] (2020)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Marco Crepaldi[32] (2020)
- Grandi linee, an online podcast in the format of conversations on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and Google Podcast (since 2022)
Theater Shows[edit]
- Breaking Italy Podcast, Season 2, shows at the Teatro Franco Parenti with conversations with one or more guests, later published on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcast (since 2021)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Barbascura X[33] (Teatro Franco Parenti, 2021)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Francesco Costa[34] (Teatro Franco Parenti, 2021)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Fedez[9] (Teatro Franco Parenti, 2021)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Giulia Pompili[35] (Teatro Franco Parenti, 2022)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with The Jackal[36] (Teatro Franco Parenti, 2022)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Giuditta Pini[37] (Teatro Franco Parenti, 2022)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Maria Edgarda Marcucci[38] (Teatro Franco Parenti, 2022)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Sio[39] (Teatro Franco Parenti, 2022)
- Breaking Italy Podcast, with Daria Bignardi[40] (Teatro Franco Parenti, 2022)
- Breaking Italy Night, Season 1, shows at the Teatro Carcano with conversations with one or more guests, later published on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcast (since 2022)
- Breaking Italy Night, with Immanuel Casto[41] (Teatro Carcano, 2022)
- Breaking Italy Night, with Luca Sofri[42] (Teatro Carcano, 2022)
- Breaking Italy Night, with Cecilia Sala[43] (Teatro Carcano, 2022)
- Breaking Italy Night, with Pinguini Tattici Nucleari[44] (Teatro Carcano, 2023)
- Breaking Italy Night, with Elly Schlein[10] (Teatro Carcano, 2023)
- Breaking Italy Night, with Valerio Lundini[45] (Teatro Carcano, 2023)
- Breaking Italy Night, with Alessandro Cattelan[46] (Teatro Carcano, 2023)
- Breaking Italy Night, with Roberto Saviano[11] (Teatro Carcano, 2023)
- Breaking Italy Night, with Giuseppe Cruciani[47] (Teatro Carcano, 2023)
Film[edit]
- Infodemic: il virus siamo noi, docufilm/podcast (Prime Video, 2021)
Appearances[edit]
Events[edit]
- Più libri, più liberi: Fiera della Piccola e Media Editoria, Rome, as a speaker[17] (2015)
- Assemblea Generale di Confindustria, Vicenza, as a moderator[18] (2019)
- Il Consiglio dei Ministri di Liberi, oltre le Illusioni, Milan, as a moderator[19] (2019)
- Conversazioni sul futuro, Lecce, dialogue with Luca Sofri[20] (2019)
- Alessandro Masala: "Breaking Italy è il mondo come piacerebbe a me sentirlo raccontare", Interview on Sky TG24[23]
TV Appearances[edit]
- Guest on Unomattina[12] (2016)
- Service for Rebus, Le nuove frontiere dell'informazione[13] (2022)
- Guest on Omnibus, Masala: Elly Schlein radical chic? "Accusa senza senso, se cresci agiato è giusto non adagiarsi e fare cose"[14] (2023)
- Debate with Francesco Rutelli on nuclear energy at Omnibus[15] (2023)
- Service for Touch on Rai, Touch, il futuro a portata di mano[16] (2023)
Online Appearances[edit]
- Muschio Selvaggio, Ep. 57, Fixing Italy con Alessandro Masala[21]
- Tintoria Podcast with Stefano Rapone, Ep. 165, Alessandro Masala (SHY)[22]
Awards[edit]
- 2016 - Macchianera, best political opinion site for Breaking Italy[5].
- 2017 - Macchianera, best political opinion site for Breaking Italy[6].
- 2018 - Macchianera, best political opinion site for Breaking Italy[7]
- 2023 - Factanza Awards, News and Current Affairs.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "About BreakingItaly". YouTube.
- ^ a b Gianmaria Tammaro (1 August 2019). "Dietro le quinte di Youtube con Alessandro Masala: "Con Breaking Italy avvicino la gente ad argomenti alti"". La Stampa.
- ^ a b "Il blog di Alessandro Masala sul Fatto Quotidiano".
- ^ a b Valentina Satta (25 May 2016). "Alessandro Masala: imprenditore per un sogno". Sardegna Creativa.
- ^ a b Gianluca Neri (4 December 2016). "Macchianera Internet Awards 2016 (#MIA16) – I vincitori /3". Macchianera.
- ^ a b *Macchianera (19 September 2017). "Macchianera Internet Awards 2017 (#MIA17) – I risultati – Vincitori e video della serata /3". Gianluca Neri.
- ^ a b Macchianera (18 September 2018). "Macchianera Internet Awards 2018 (#MIA18) – Scheda per la votazione finale /2". Gianluca Neri.
- ^ a b "Factanza Awards 2023 – I vincitori".
- ^ a b "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Fedez".
- ^ a b "Breaking Italy Night, with Elly Schlein".
- ^ a b "Breaking Italy Night, with Roberto Saviano".
- ^ a b "Masala ospite a Unomattina". Unomattina. 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Le nuove frontiere dell'informazione - Rebus". Rebus. 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Masala: Elly Schlein radical chic? "Accusa senza senso, se cresci agiato è giusto non adagiarsi e fare cose"". Omnibus. 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Masala: confronto con Rutelli su Nucleare". Omnibus. 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Extra Touch. Alessandro Masala". Touch. 2023.
- ^ a b Sabrina Quartieri (21 November 2015). "Più libri più liberi: a Roma dal 4 dicembre la Fiera Nazionale della Piccola e Media Editoria". Il Messaggero.
- ^ a b "Assemblea Generale 2019: "Italia 2039", sabato 21 settembre in Marzotto. Relatori e iscrizioni".
- ^ a b "Il Consiglio dei Ministri di Liberi, oltre le Illusioni". Alberico.
- ^ a b "Punto it. Storie da Internet, Italia".
- ^ a b "Muschio Selvaggio, Ep. 57, Fixing Italy con Alessandro Masala".
- ^ a b "Tintoria Podcast con Stefano Rapone e Alessandro Masala".
- ^ a b Fabrizio Basso (4 May 2023). "Più libri più liberi: a Roma dal 4 dicembre la Fiera Nazionale della Piccola e Media Editoria". Sky TG24.
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Andrea Venzon".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Yotobi".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Adrian Fartade".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Michele Boldrin".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Dario Bressanini".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Giulia Pastorella".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Giuseppe Civati".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Marco Cappato".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Marco Crepaldi".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Barbascura X".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Francesco Costa".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Giulia Pompili".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with The Jackal".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Giuditta Pini".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Maria Edgarda Marcucci".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Sio".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Podcast, with Daria Bignardi".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Night, with Immanuel Casto".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Night, with Luca Sofri".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Night, with Cecilia Sala".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Night, with Pinguini Tattici Nucleari".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Night, with Valerio Lundini".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Night, with Alessandro Cattelan".
- ^ "Breaking Italy Night, with Giuseppe Cruciani".
External Links[edit]
- Breaking Italy YouTube Channel
- Heya Clothing Brand Website
- Breaking Italy Night on Spotify
- Grandi Linee Podcast on Spotify
- Infodemic: il virus siamo noi on Prime Video