
Demonstration in front of the Rai headquarters organized by various associations against the replacement of the presenter
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The event was organized following the decision to replace Sigfrido Ranucci at the helm of the investigative program Report.
"Hands off Report": in Turin some of the best-known faces of the investigative journalism program appeared on the cardboard cutouts brought in front of the Rai headquarters during a demonstration of support for Sigfrido Ranucci, after the decision to replace him at the helm of the broadcast. It was organized by Free Assange Italia, Anppia Torino, Centro Studi Italia Cuba, Generazioni Future, Schierarsi Torino, Articolo 21 and Zona Libera.
"Italy - said the jurist Ugo Mattei (Future Generations) - is experiencing a tragic democratic emergency, not only Italy but all of Europe, because this political class and this ruling class are leading us to a dramatic armed conflict, which could exterminate our species and could destroy our future, and the information is pretending nothing has happened. Indeed, not only is it pretending nothing has happened, but it is building all the devices of military-type control over information. Ranucci is a symbol from this point of view: it is not for the person we demonstrate, it is absolutely for what Report has represented in recent years, with all the limitations that even that broadcast, like all broadcasts, can have, but which nevertheless attempted a path of courage and denunciation".

The front pages of Italian newspapers on 7 September 2025 report the victory of the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, the reactions of Merz and the European institutions, the femicide of Lorena Isceri with the results of the autopsy, the Ranucci case and Lavitola's statements, as well as developments on the war in Ukraine and sporting events.

Attorney Bryan Freedman, representing former Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo, denied reports of her alleged dismissal after more than 12 years at the network, calling them irresponsible and saying he has evidence and witnesses who will be presented in court or through other legal channels.

After internal tensions and Giulia Presutti's decision to take a step back, Claudia Di Pasquale was chosen as the new presenter of Report together with Daniele Piervincenzi. Giulio Valesini and Bernardo Iovene become chief authors. The choice was welcomed with applause by the editorial staff. Meanwhile, Geppi Cucciari announces his farewell to 'Un Giorno da Pecora' after 11 years.

Claudia Di Pasquale, a journalist from Palermo born in 1977, becomes the new presenter of Report after having worked as the program's historical correspondent since 2011. She began her career in 2000, collaborated with national newspapers and won awards such as the Premiolino in 2019 and the SIS 118 Award in 2020.

The director of Rai Insights Paolo Corsini has indicated Claudia Di Pasquale to join Daniele Piervincenzi in running Report after Giulia Presutti's resignation. The program's correspondents and former host Sigfrido Ranucci expressed satisfaction with the choice, while Rai councilors Roberto Natale, Alessandro Di Majo and Davide Di Pietro asked for an extraordinary board of directors to manage the matter.

Salvo Sottile, the next host of 'Ore 14', had a verbal altercation with Report correspondents Bernardo Iovene and Luca Bertazzoni in front of the Rai headquarters in via Teulada, where insults such as 'sold out' and 'piece of shit' were exchanged. The episode was confirmed by Sottile, Iovene and Fanpage.it, and Rai announced checks for possible disciplinary measures.