Ranucci: “Gasparri asks for Report to stop”

“Obviously it is a very delicate episode as you have read from the previews. The news arrived a few hours ago that Gasparri asks to stop the episode of Report, we are certain that we are not violating any Agcom regulations. I remind everyone that the electoral silence concerns politicians and parties, not journalists. Furthermore, since it is a territorial election, it does not even include the number for the observation of equal conditions at a national level. I’m calm.” So the host of Report, Siegfried Ranuccispoke on Rai Radio2 to the microphones of Caterpillar with Massimo Cirri and Sara Zambotti, on the eve of the broadcast of Sunday’s episode on Rai3, the previews of which are at the center of the news these days.

Narrating the episode, the host explained: “It will open with the report of a hidden massacre off the coast of Calabria: 65 deaths essentially hidden from public opinion to avoid the “Cutro effect”. A very serious fact, discovered by us of Report with the contribution of some testimonies, including those who attempted to save the refugees. Then there will be the main investigation concerning the Ministry of Culture, with the events of returned e Spano“.

Regarding the resignation of the Mic chief of staff, Ranucci reiterated: “We don’t believe we had a role in this, certainly the fact of having anticipated a conflict of interest at Maxxi had an impact, but I believe that the reasons for the resignation should be sought in the contents of the chats of the Fratelli d’Italia group which were anticipated by the newspapers and by homophobic attacks, certainly not in the gaze of Reportwhich is far from gossip and homophobia but only in the public interest”.

“Let’s start first, with Lab Report which is a laboratory where I bring a regional perspective that was missing. It was born from an idea with Franco Di Mareand is open to contributions from young, courageous and independent journalists in the area who want to give their contribution”, added the host of Report.

On the issue, Agcom sources make it known that the authority “has no preventive power over broadcasts, only ex ante as happened for an episode of Far West on equal terms with a report on Renzi, or the Knight and the Tower. Only the prefecture has preventive power.”