Rai, Vespa: ‘Provenzano has committed the most serious of offences against a journalist’

Rome, 10 April (LaPresse) – “As Agcom and Rai are well aware, ‘Porta a porta’ has, from the very beginning, made the principle of equal airtime its – perhaps foolish – creed (this season, the PD has had a greater numerical presence on our programme than any other party). But I fully understand the unease felt by the PD members of the Rai Supervisory Commission. Accustomed in today’s television landscape to having almost no opposition, save occasionally in a symbolic sense, I understand that they find it normal for Mr Provenzano – who was granted more speaking time than Senator Malan, who was constantly interrupted – to level the gravest of insults at a journalist who, even before Provenzano was born, had demonstrated his commitment to professional integrity.” So said Bruno Vespa in a statement.