Vittorio Zucconi

Vittorio Zucconi, nato a Bastiglia il 16 agosto 1944, è un giornalista e scrittore italiano.
Laureato in lettere e filosofia all'Università degli Studi di Milano, è il figlio del giornalista Guglielmo Zucconi (che fu direttore de Il Giorno). Ha la doppia cittadinanza, italiana e, più recentemente, americana.
È stato corrispondente da Bruxelles per La Stampa di Torino, da Parigi per la Repubblica, dalla Russia durante il periodo della Guerra Fredda e dal Giappone. Da diversi anni vive a Washington, dove ricopre l'incarico di corrispondente dagli Stati Uniti per la Repubblica. In passato ha lavorato per il Corriere della Sera e La Stampa.
È attualmente direttore del quotidiano on-line la Repubblica.it e di Radio Capital. Cura inoltre una rubrica

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