“It’s best not to say anything more about the publication, at least for the time being – not to create an air of mystery, but because I don’t want my words to be misused,” says Maria Rosaria Boccia. And on the denial by the presenter of Report: “Sigfrido simply wanted to clarify what he believes does not correspond to reality”

Following 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 follows

Chiara and Sigfrido: one seeking redemption, the other (perhaps) branded for life. But a culture that treats information as entertainment ends up treating every news item with the same emotional tone and the same attention span

The latest victim of the "Report" method is Il Tempo, accused of publishing the salaries of the programme’s journalists. In addition to the lawsuit, the presenter has lodged a complaint with the RAI Ethics Committee to uncover the source who leaked the document

The 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?

Five months on, the ‘curse of the “No” vote’ has hit the winners harder than the losers: from the opposition in disarray to the failures of the moralists’ party

La 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’”