Sacha Biazzo is an award-winning investigative journalist and video reporter with over a decade's experience of uncovering organised crime, political corruption and human rights abuses across Europe and the Americas. He currently works for Italy's leading investigative television programmes. His work has appeared in major international media outlets, including the BBC, PBS, Reuters, RAI and The Intercept, as well as publications such as The Guardian and Vice. His notable investigations include the Provolo Case, which exposed clerical sexual abuse and institutional cover-ups, and Bloody Money, an in-depth investigation that revealed the Camorra mafia's involvement in illegal waste trafficking and political corruption. He founded and led the investigative team Backstair at Fanpage.it, producing dozens of investigative video series. One such series, Black Lobby, uncovered links between neo-fascist groups and high-profile Italian politicians, including the current Prime Minister. Sacha has received numerous awards for his pioneering work, including the DIG Award for Investigative Journalism in 2017 and a DIG Special Mention Award the following year. In 2021, he won the European Award for Investigative and Judicial Journalism, and in 2022, he won the Forensic and Investigation Award for Investigative Journalism. The Guido Vergani Award named him Reporter of the Year three times (in 2017, 2020, and 2021), and he received the Foreign Press Association USA Scholarship in 2023. He holds a Master of Arts in Journalism, specialising in Politics from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York. In 2024, he received the Magic Seed Grant from the Brown Institute, serving as a Delacorte Fellow, media researcher and reporter at Columbia Journalism Review for the 2024–25 academic year. He currently teaches investigative video journalism on the Master of Journalism programme at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. The Intercept, oltre che su testate come The Guardian and Vice. Tra le sue inchieste più rilevanti figurano il Caso Provolo, che ha portato alla luce abusi sessuali clericali e insabbiamenti istituzionali, e Bloody Money, un’approfondita indagine che ha rivelato il coinvolgimento della camorra nel traffico illecito di rifiuti e nella corruzione politica. Ha fondato e guidato il team investigativo Backstair di Fanpage.co.uk, realizzando decine di serie video di inchiesta. Una di queste, Black Lobby, ha svelato i legami tra gruppi neofascisti e politici italiani di primo piano, incluso l’attuale Presidente del Consiglio. Sacha ha ricevuto numerosi riconoscimenti per il suo lavoro pionieristico, tra cui il DIG Award for Investigative Journalism nel 2017 e una Menzione Speciale DIG l’anno successivo. Nel 2021 ha vinto il Premio Europeo per il Giornalismo Investigativo e Giudiziario, e nel 2022 il Forensic and Investigation Award for Investigative Journalism. Il Premio Guido Vergani lo ha nominato Reporter dell’Anno per tre volte (2017, 2020 e 2021). Nel 2023 ha ottenuto la Foreign Press Association USA Scholarship. È laureato con un Master of Arts in Journalism con specializzazione in Politica presso la Graduate School of Journalism della Columbia University di New York. Nel 2024 ha ricevuto la Magic Seed Grant dal Brown Institute, ricoprendo il ruolo di Delacorte Fellow, ricercatore nel campo dei media e reporter presso la Columbia Journalism Review per l’anno accademico 2024–25. Attualmente insegna giornalismo investigativo audiovisivo al Master in Giornalismo dell’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano.