Picturesque ItalianRanucci and Lavitola’s comedy "La commedia alle vongole" is our industrySince the day the fixer’s name came up in the investigation into the attack on the presenter of "Report", some 1,500 news articles have been written (including this one), and just one brief mention of diesel, which is about to reach 3 euros a litre. People always choose the news that reflects who they arebySalvatore Merlo21 AUG 26
EditorialsRanucci’s ‘disturbing’ dual registerFollowing the arrest of those directly responsible for the attack, the presenter of "Report" had spoken of the "criminal calibre of the gang", but, whilst speaking to Lavitola on 4 July, he described them as "thugs". Saviano’s analysis also followsbyRedazione19 AUG 26
Ranucci, the man who was forced to resignCicchitto tells the story of Lavitola, the theoretical philosopher of roguery who even managed to pull the wool over Berlusconi’s eyesThe wheeler-dealer “is someone who knows how to win the trust of all sorts of people. I, for one, found him amusing because of the tall tales he told, but there are those who believe his tall tales. Not least because he tells them so well.” So says the former Socialist leader, who went on to become one of the men closest to Il CavalierebySalvatore Merlo18 AUG 26
spaghetti and terrorist attacksLavitola, Mieli and the clams. It’s all wrong: without shells, there’s no magicThe completely shelled mollusc is part of the great contemporary trend for convenience at the expense of quality, and the result is rather unappealing too. Without the shells, you’ve stripped away the whole presentation and half the flavour. I’d expect this from the Americans, but what about us?byEster Viola18 AUG 26
but what an ordeal“The Ranucci case? A screenwriter’s nightmare. This summer of 2026 feels like a grotesque film,” says Pietro ValsecchiLa bomba d'amore? “It’s an extraordinary and unsettling thriller,” says the film and television producer. To bring this summer’s B-movie (from Ceuta to Antonello da Messina’s stolen paintings) to the screen, he offers us a short screenplay: “A film in three acts and three deceptions: ‘La grande calda estate’”byRiccardo Carlino17 AUG 26
the commentRanucci’s untenable “double victim” argumentIs the presenter of "Report" a ‘victim of the attack’? Only if you don’t believe the investigation. The rampant double standards that the Italian left puts on display whenever its stereotypes are called into questionbyGian Domenico Caiazza17 AUG 26
the editor’s editorialThe left is still without a foolproof candidate‘With these leaders…’ as Nanni Moretti used to say. It is this very thought that made Lavitola dream of Ranucci’s candidacy, but it is also the fear shared by a significant section of the centre-left. Mayors, outsiders, surprises: possible alternatives to the Schlein-Conte duopolybyClaudio Cerasa17 AUG 26
Editor’s editorialThe bonfire of the Ranucci method. Stories, quirks and escape routesAlongside the spectacle of those championing due process for Lavitola (proof is needed first!), there is an even more compelling one: the collapse of the bogus myth of journalism geared towards moralisingbyClaudio Cerasa14 AUG 26
the orderLavitola feared an "Israeli attack" on Ranucci and acted on that basis. Investigating magistrate: "Vague remarks"The judge has upheld the detention order for the lobbyist, who claims to have learnt of threats from Tel Aviv’s intelligence services against the presenter of "Report" and to have therefore tried to increase his security detail. “There is a risk of him absconding. His statements are entirely vague and lack any concrete evidence that can be verified,” writes the investigating judgebyRedazione13 AUG 26
StatementsFazzolari’s account following Lavitola’s confession: “Ranucci and Schlein should apologise”"The secretary of the PD immediately linked the Meloni government to the attack, a theory supported by several journalists and by the presenter of Report himself," the Under-Secretary to the Prime Minister told Adnkronos. "Did Ranucci know about the bomb? If I were to apply the Report method, the answer would be obvious. I prefer to wait for the investigation to unfold."byRedazione13 AUG 26