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Michele Santoro

October 14, 2023

Michele Santoro (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian journalist, television host and presenter.

Michele Santoro
Santoro in 2011
Member of the European Parliament
In office
14 June 2004 – 13 November 2005
Personal details
Born (1951-07-02) 2 July 1951 (age 72)
Salerno, Italy
Political partyUnited in the Olive Tree
(2004–2005)
Independent (2005–2023)
Assembly! (2023–present)
SpouseSanja Podgajski (1997)
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • television host
  • television presenter
Websitehttp://www.michelesantoro.it/

He also served till October 2005 as Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy with the United in the Olive Tree list, part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, being a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education, a member of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education and career Edit

Santoro was born in Salerno.

A graduate in philosophy, he made a successful debut in the Italian media as editor-in-chief on the regional newspaper La Voce della Campania ("Voice of Campania") and collaborating with some other national newspapers and magazines like Il Mattino, L'Unità and Epoca.

Before being hired by RAI, he had had some experience with a number of radio stations. He started his RAI career in TG3, the Rai 3 news division, first as a foreign correspondent, then creating and producing TV specials and weekly TV magazines, and finally working as chief culture correspondent, again for TG3.

News shows Edit

Santoro's popularity was essentially based on being the author and anchorman for TV journalism broadcasts like Samarcanda, Il rosso e il nero and Temporeale, all strongly left-wing oriented, the broadcasts took place during a period of political turmoil in Italy, such as Mani pulite. These often involved debates with politicians, along with ground-breaking reports and questions from the audience. Santoro's shows were seen as places where the Italian people confronted their politicians, often perceived to be corrupt or inept. His shows have always been criticized for the leftism and lack of impartiality like in the last years with attacks against Berlusconi and other right wing Italian MPs.

Santoro left RAI in 1996, because of disagreements with the public television's direction, and briefly worked in Silvio Berlusconi's networks; he left Mediaset because of Berlusconi's continuing political role that he felt to be in conflict with his influence as the country's main media entrepreneur.[1] After his return, he led two shows, Circus, on Rai 1, and Sciuscià, on Rai 2. The latter was often made up of a series of reportages, narrated in movie style.

In recent years he has been continually accused of partisanship by the right-wing coalition House of Freedoms led by Berlusconi, whose family holding company controls Mediaset, who installed a new board in the state-owned RAI after their electoral victory in the 2001 Italian general election. Sciuscià remained on the air until May 2002.

Attacks from Berlusconi Edit

The new RAI board installed by the centre-right government decided not to renew Santoro's contract. This followed a declaration by Silvio Berlusconi, then prime minister of Italy, at a press conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he stated: "Santoro, Biagi and Luttazzi used the public TV, paid by all, in a manner which is criminal. I believe it to be a specific duty of the new RAI board not to allow this to happen again."[2]

Soon after, neither Santoro nor the two others obtained any more work for RAI, and working for Berlusconi's own TV networks (the other half of the TV system) was obviously unviable. A legal dispute has been ongoing, since Santoro contested a violation of his contract by RAI. He was supported by a court decision that should have forced RAI to give him the direction of a news magazine,[3] but in the end Santoro was omitted.

European Parliament candidate Edit

In the 2004 European elections, Santoro accepted the offer of candidacy proposed by the centre-left confederation called United in the Olive Tree. He was elected as MEP with a great poll success, obtaining a total of more 700,000 votes in Italy as a whole. In the southern-Italian mandate, Santoro defeated Silvio Berlusconi himself with 526,535 votes against 452,326.

Michele Santoro resigned as an MEP on 19 October 2005, basing his decision on his desire to go back to his work on RAI, citing a judicial verdict which obliged the Italian national television to reinstate him. Contemporarily he announced his participation on RockPolitik, a controversial and long-awaited TV show on Rai 1, hosted by singer Adriano Celentano, to talk about issues of media censorship, after Luttazzi and Biagi refused to be guests on the show.[4]

Return to RAI Edit

 
Michele Santoro in 1987

Following his resignation from the European Parliament, he started working on a new TV news magazine called AnnoZero (Year Zero) broadcast on Rai 2 and Rai Extra and initially scheduled to be aired first on 27 April 2006; its debut was however delayed and it started on 14 September. The show's regular commentators consist of the journalist Marco Travaglio and the cartoonist Vauro. The episode of the show aired on 8 March 2007, which featured Italian Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella as special guest, caused controversy for his strong position on the DiCo issue. Mastella walked out of the programme in protest during its live broadcast.

Final exit from RAI Edit

At the end of 2011, Santoro did not renew agreement with RAI and LA7 and decide to establish a TV magazine with distribution in local TVs and in internet streaming. Later he signed an agreement with Sky TG24.

In 2012, he found an agreement with LA7 and his show is broadcast every Thursday night at 9.10pm.

See also Edit

  • Editto Bulgaro Berlusconi's declaration about Santoro, Biagi and Luttazzi.

References Edit

  1. ^ see Nina Rothenberg, Political cleansing and censorship in public television – a case study of Michele Santoro and Enzo Biagi, in: Albertazzi, Brook, Ross, Rothenberg, Resisting the Tide: Cultures of Opposition During the Berlusconi Years, London, Continuum, 2009.
  2. ^ (in Italian) Il premier: "Via dalla Rai Santoro, Biagi e Luttazzi", La Republica
  3. ^ (in Italian) Il giudice impone alla Rai "Santoro in tv e non di notte", La Repubblica
  4. ^ (in Italian) Santoro si dimette da Strasburgo stasera sarà ospite di Celentano, La Repubblica

External links Edit

 
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translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Michele Santoro see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Michele Santoro to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Michele Santoro born 2 July 1951 is an Italian journalist television host and presenter Michele SantoroSantoro in 2011Member of the European ParliamentIn office 14 June 2004 13 November 2005Personal detailsBorn 1951 07 02 2 July 1951 age 72 Salerno ItalyPolitical partyUnited in the Olive Tree 2004 2005 Independent 2005 2023 Assembly 2023 present SpouseSanja Podgajski 1997 OccupationJournalist television host television presenterWebsitehttp www michelesantoro it He also served till October 2005 as Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy with the United in the Olive Tree list part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament s Committee on Civil Liberties Justice and Home Affairs being a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education a member of the Delegation to the EU Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee Contents 1 Education and career 1 1 News shows 1 2 Attacks from Berlusconi 2 European Parliament candidate 3 Return to RAI 4 Final exit from RAI 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEducation and career EditSantoro was born in Salerno A graduate in philosophy he made a successful debut in the Italian media as editor in chief on the regional newspaper La Voce della Campania Voice of Campania and collaborating with some other national newspapers and magazines like Il Mattino L Unita and Epoca Before being hired by RAI he had had some experience with a number of radio stations He started his RAI career in TG3 the Rai 3 news division first as a foreign correspondent then creating and producing TV specials and weekly TV magazines and finally working as chief culture correspondent again for TG3 News shows Edit Santoro s popularity was essentially based on being the author and anchorman for TV journalism broadcasts like Samarcanda Il rosso e il nero and Temporeale all strongly left wing oriented the broadcasts took place during a period of political turmoil in Italy such as Mani pulite These often involved debates with politicians along with ground breaking reports and questions from the audience Santoro s shows were seen as places where the Italian people confronted their politicians often perceived to be corrupt or inept His shows have always been criticized for the leftism and lack of impartiality like in the last years with attacks against Berlusconi and other right wing Italian MPs Santoro left RAI in 1996 because of disagreements with the public television s direction and briefly worked in Silvio Berlusconi s networks he left Mediaset because of Berlusconi s continuing political role that he felt to be in conflict with his influence as the country s main media entrepreneur 1 After his return he led two shows Circus on Rai 1 and Sciuscia on Rai 2 The latter was often made up of a series of reportages narrated in movie style In recent years he has been continually accused of partisanship by the right wing coalition House of Freedoms led by Berlusconi whose family holding company controls Mediaset who installed a new board in the state owned RAI after their electoral victory in the 2001 Italian general election Sciuscia remained on the air until May 2002 Attacks from Berlusconi Edit The new RAI board installed by the centre right government decided not to renew Santoro s contract This followed a declaration by Silvio Berlusconi then prime minister of Italy at a press conference in Sofia Bulgaria where he stated Santoro Biagi and Luttazzi used the public TV paid by all in a manner which is criminal I believe it to be a specific duty of the new RAI board not to allow this to happen again 2 Soon after neither Santoro nor the two others obtained any more work for RAI and working for Berlusconi s own TV networks the other half of the TV system was obviously unviable A legal dispute has been ongoing since Santoro contested a violation of his contract by RAI He was supported by a court decision that should have forced RAI to give him the direction of a news magazine 3 but in the end Santoro was omitted European Parliament candidate EditIn the 2004 European elections Santoro accepted the offer of candidacy proposed by the centre left confederation called United in the Olive Tree He was elected as MEP with a great poll success obtaining a total of more 700 000 votes in Italy as a whole In the southern Italian mandate Santoro defeated Silvio Berlusconi himself with 526 535 votes against 452 326 Michele Santoro resigned as an MEP on 19 October 2005 basing his decision on his desire to go back to his work on RAI citing a judicial verdict which obliged the Italian national television to reinstate him Contemporarily he announced his participation on RockPolitik a controversial and long awaited TV show on Rai 1 hosted by singer Adriano Celentano to talk about issues of media censorship after Luttazzi and Biagi refused to be guests on the show 4 Return to RAI Edit nbsp Michele Santoro in 1987Following his resignation from the European Parliament he started working on a new TV news magazine called AnnoZero Year Zero broadcast on Rai 2 and Rai Extra and initially scheduled to be aired first on 27 April 2006 its debut was however delayed and it started on 14 September The show s regular commentators consist of the journalist Marco Travaglio and the cartoonist Vauro The episode of the show aired on 8 March 2007 which featured Italian Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella as special guest caused controversy for his strong position on the DiCo issue Mastella walked out of the programme in protest during its live broadcast Final exit from RAI EditAt the end of 2011 Santoro did not renew agreement with RAI and LA7 and decide to establish a TV magazine with distribution in local TVs and in internet streaming Later he signed an agreement with Sky TG24 In 2012 he found an agreement with LA7 and his show is broadcast every Thursday night at 9 10pm See also EditEditto Bulgaro Berlusconi s declaration about Santoro Biagi and Luttazzi References Edit see Nina Rothenberg Political cleansing and censorship in public television a case study of Michele Santoro and Enzo Biagi in Albertazzi Brook Ross Rothenberg Resisting the Tide Cultures of Opposition During the Berlusconi Years London Continuum 2009 in Italian Il premier Via dalla Rai Santoro Biagi e Luttazzi La Republica in Italian Il giudice impone alla Rai Santoro in tv e non di notte La Repubblica in Italian Santoro si dimette da Strasburgo stasera sara ospite di Celentano La RepubblicaExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michele Santoro Michele Santoro s official site Personal profile of Michele Santoro in the European Parliament s database of members Declaration PDF of financial interests in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michele Santoro amp oldid 1178472424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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