“Reporting news is not distorting reality. And, as already repeated several times, it is not politics – of any color – that tells journalists how they should or should not write the news. The journalists of 19th century they are once again amazed by how the world of information is often targeted by political representatives of various parties. This morning it was the turn of candidate for the presidency of the Liguria Region of the centre-left Andrea Orlando, who contested the way in which Decimonono is, in recent days, following this electoral campaign. This is an attitude that we firmly condemn, as we have always done, and that we will continue to do if episodes of this type are repeated”: the editorial committee of the 19th century.
The response of the director of Secolo XIX
“I invite the Honorable Orlando to show me just one line in which the 19th century claims that the center-left does not carry out the works. Those reported by us are the declarations of exponents of the center-right, and obviously attributed to them. Yesterday we dedicated the opening of the newspaper to Orlando’s programme, today we dedicated it to the replies, and what’s more, as any reader can verify on page 8, under the declarations of the centre-right we published an interview with Matteo Richetti which Orlando supports (see image below, ed.). And since paper sings, every reader can verify that since I have been director, that is, since last September 30th, il Secolo has dedicated equal space to both competitors in the upcoming regionals“. Thus the director of Decimonono, Michele Brambilla, responds to the Orlando Committee.
“I’m surprised that the Honorable Orlando claims the opposite – continues Brambilla -: I’m surprised because he is an intelligent and balanced person, and because when I became director of Secolo I was the one who looked for him, offering my availability. Instead I find myself a press release which I consider incomprehensible. I would add that I had already invited the Honorable Orlando – and of course the Mayor Bucci – for a two-page interview which I will personally carry out. I have already interviewed the Honorable Orlando for publication, so as to go out on the Century, as agreed, on the same day
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