Lazio, Claudio Lotito. Photo Lapresse
FI, Lotito reveals his next wish: to buy a newspaper and also names the name
Claudio Lotito The senator is now also aiming at publishing Forza Italia and president of the Lazio reveals his dream, which is actually something more since he is getting information about the operation: “I have my eyes on The SheetI would like it very much. It is a newspaper – Lotito tells Il Fatto Quotidiano – with a great history and great depth: it belonged to Veronica LarioJulian Ferrarain short, important people. A newspaper that speaks to a niche audience. It would be a great cultural operation. And then they already started to invest on the web. I haven’t looked at the company situation yet and I still have to understand how many copies it sells because they are not certified. So I don’t know how much I could offer. Then Valter Mainetti (the editor of Il Foglio, ed.) is a friend, we’ve known each other for twenty years”.
But Lotito wouldn’t be satisfied with becoming a partner: “No, not a partner. I would be the owner“. And when asked about a possible conflict of interest he answers like this: “And Angels what is he doing with Libero, Il Giornale and Il Tempo? And he also wants to buy an agency. If I wanted to influence political choices – Lotito continues to Il Fatto – it would be much smarter to buy myself a press agency. But I wouldn’t buy it myself: I would have one of my companies do it. Not as Claudio LotitoSenator of the Republic of Forza Italia. The conflict of interest It exists if someone buys a newspaper to influence political decisions, to apply pressure by exploiting his role. In this case, for me it would be different: I would do it to educate people“.
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