Rome, 13 Oct. (LaPresse) – “A twenty-year chapter is coming to an end. I am reflecting on the memories that have accompanied me through some 500 episodes of *Report*. I had anticipated this and had always tried to imagine how it would unfold: I pictured many scenarios, but I never could have imagined such monstrous circumstances. However, I have no regrets about anything I’ve done. I’d do it all again, because I chose to defend principles; I chose not to bow down to anyone, not even to my own fears or uncertainties, even when it would have been more convenient for me and would have brought me benefits. And sometimes making a choice serves to take people by surprise, to become like Maremma shepherds, showing the way to others. ‘A love of free information, a love of the spirit of public service, for Rai.’ Sigfrido Ranucci wrote this on Facebook in a post accompanying a video in which the journalist is seen packing boxes before leaving the ‘Report’ newsroom and describing some of the items on his desk. All set to Nat King Cole’s ‘L-o-v-e’. “During the funeral of Agnès Lassalle, the Spanish teacher from Saint-Jean-de-Luz who was killed by a stab wound to the heart inflicted by a sixteen-year-old, her partner, Stéphane Voirin, decided to pay tribute to her by dancing alone in front of the coffin to the tune of Nat King Cole’s ‘L-o-v-e’, their song. Suddenly, everyone present began to dance, turning their grief into a shared moment. Turning pain into resilience: that is what I will do, with the promise that we will meet again sooner or later,” she continued. “I’m sorry I wasn’t able to say goodbye to you from the Report studio. Parting, at times, is such sweet sorrow. But it can only be truly seen with the heart, and for this reason I can only thank you for the passion and dedication with which you have followed me over the years and which, despite everything, you still show me today.”
Rai: Ranucci packs his boxes: “A 20-year chapter is coming to an end in appalling circumstances”
Rome, 13 Oct. (LaPresse) – “A twenty-year chapter is coming to an end. I am reflecting on the memories that have accompanied me through some 500 episodes of *Report*. I had anticipated this and had always tried to imagine how it would unfold: I pictured many scenarios, but I never could have imagined such monstrous circumstances. However, I have no regrets about anything I’ve done. I’d do it all again, because I chose to defend principles; I chose not to bow down to anyone, not even to my own fears or uncertainties, even when it would have been more convenient for me and would have brought me benefits. And sometimes making a choice serves to take people by surprise, to become like Maremma shepherds, showing the way to others. ‘A love of free information, a love of the spirit of public service, for Rai.’ Sigfrido Ranucci wrote this on Facebook in a post accompanying a video in which the journalist is seen packing boxes before leaving the ‘Report’ newsroom and describing some of the items on his desk. All set to Nat King Cole’s ‘L-o-v-e’. “During the funeral of Agnès Lassalle, the Spanish teacher from Saint-Jean-de-Luz who was killed by a stab wound to the heart inflicted by a sixteen-year-old, her partner, Stéphane Voirin, decided to pay tribute to her by dancing alone in front of the coffin to the tune of Nat King Cole’s ‘L-o-v-e’, their song. Suddenly, everyone present began to dance, turning their grief into a shared moment. Turning pain into resilience: that is what I will do, with the promise that we will meet again sooner or later,” she continued. “I’m sorry I wasn’t able to say goodbye to you from the Report studio. Parting, at times, is such sweet sorrow. But it can only be truly seen with the heart, and for this reason I can only thank you for the passion and dedication with which you have followed me over the years and which, despite everything, you still show me today.”