[1] In an interview with Il Giornale in October 2012, Forbice described how he had been ousted from his position in Rai News due to conflicts with executives in the company over long-term political statements made on the Zapping program.

[3] While having written a number of non-fiction books and published poetry compilations, Forbice's first fiction novel was Fuori del coro, released in 2016 and covers the story of a controversial radio host investigating a woman's mysterious suicide.

[4] However, the book itself also contains poetry interludes and inserts of an essay format that discuss how the fictional content relates to the non-fictional issues of human rights abuses in the world.

[7] The Associazione Amici della Musica of Alcamo gave the 2009 International Culture Award to Forbice for his journalism work and focus on helping women and children and speaking out on issues of world hunger, genocide, and other political topics.

At the same time, he also encouraged artistic and social measures, helping to set up an exhibition to support AIDS initiatives and local community development.