Salvatore Scifo is a Visiting Fellow at the Media School, Faculty of Media, Science and Technology at Bournemouth University, UK. He has published on British, Italian, and European community media histories, policies and practices. He has served in leadership positions for the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), the UK-based Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) and the Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE).