Politics · Italy · 18 hrs ago
Formigli says Ranucci made errors as court denies his return to Report
A judge has denied Sigfrido Ranucci’s request to return to Report, an investigative programme on Italy’s public broadcaster Rai.
Corrado Formigli, who hosts Piazzapulita on La7, said Ranucci made at least three errors.
He said one was failing to defend Report’s credibility while his personal conduct was under scrutiny.
Formigli also said Ranucci faced political attacks over issues unrelated to the case.
He criticized politicians for intervening and said some on the left had been slow to speak up.
The dispute has raised concerns about pressure on investigative journalism in Italy.
The decision means Ranucci will not be reinstated, and no further steps are described.
An Italian court denied Sigfrido Ranucci’s request to return to Rai’s programme Report.
Corrado Formigli said Ranucci had made at least three errors.
Formigli said the dispute over Report should have been handled by Rai, Ranucci and the programme’s journalists, not politicians.
He also criticised politicians who attacked Ranucci and people on the left who had refrained from criticising him.
Formigli said the affair had put investigative journalism under pressure.
- Who
- Sigfrido Ranucci, the presenter seeking to return to Report, and Corrado Formigli, presenter of Piazzapulita.
- What
- A court denied Ranucci’s request to be reinstated at Rai. Formigli said Ranucci had made errors.
- When
- The interview was published on 11 October 2026. The date of the court decision is not stated.
- Where
- Rai, the Italian public broadcaster; the court’s location is not stated.
- Why
- The court denied Ranucci’s return to Report. The sources do not state the court’s reasons.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The political class should have stayed away and refrained from making judgments and comments, also trying to intimidate the judge.
The issue has been put back on the right track.
That is an error.
A court denied Ranucci’s request to return to Report at Rai.
Corriere della Sera published an interview in which Formigli discussed the court decision and criticised Ranucci’s conduct.
- Court decision
- Denied Ranucci’s request to return to Report
- Programme
- Report
- Broadcaster
- Rai
- Interviewee
- Corrado Formigli, presenter of Piazzapulita
- Publication date
- 11 October 2026
Sources
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