- 4d ago
Ranucci leaves Rai's Report after court rejects his bid for reinstatement
Sigfrido Ranucci has packed up his office at Rai and posted a farewell video after the Rome Labour Court rejected his urgent appeal against being removed from the programme he hosted for about twenty years.
- Oct 9
Rome labour court rejects Sigfrido Ranucci's appeal to return to Rai's Report
A Rome court has refused to reinstate Sigfrido Ranucci as host of Rai 3's investigative programme Report, which returns on 8 November with new hosts. The judge found Rai's newsroom reorganization was not a political decision.
- Oct 5
Rai suspends journalist Sigfrido Ranucci for 10 days as court weighs Report reinstatement
Italian public broadcaster Rai has issued a 10-day suspension to investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci following an ethics commission review, while in-depth director Paolo Corsini publicly dismissed hopes for his return to Report.
- Oct 3
Italian police investigate alleged apartment intrusion targeting journalist Sigfrido Ranucci
Carabinieri in Rome opened a trespass investigation after Mow Mag director Moreno Pisto allegedly used false identities to enter a building linked to former Report host Sigfrido Ranucci.
- Sep 30
Sigfrido Ranucci rejects censorship claims as Rome court weighs Report role
The former Report presenter answered accusations from three ex-colleagues broadcast on Rai 3 while awaiting an urgent Rome court ruling on his reinstatement.
- Sep 29
Alessandro Di Battista discloses brain tumor surgery in Cuba on live television
Former Italian lawmaker Alessandro Di Battista announced on television that doctors in Havana removed a brain tumor after he fell ill during a reporting trip in August.
- Sep 25
Rome court weighs Sigfrido Ranucci appeal against Rai removal from Report
Rome Labor Court judge Donatella Casari has reserved decision on journalist Sigfrido Ranucci's emergency petition seeking reinstatement as host of Rai's Report ahead of the program's 8 November return.
- Sep 13
Sigfrido Ranucci plans legal action against Rai and seeks reinstatement as Report host
Former Report host Sigfrido Ranucci announced emergency legal action against Italian state broadcaster Rai to regain his position, rejecting allegations regarding businessman Valter Lavitola during a public appearance in Marina di Pietrasanta.
- Sep 12
Rome Prosecutors Question Natalia Potenza Over Attack on Sigfrido Ranucci
Natalia Potenza, the former partner of confessed instigator Valter Lavitola, arrived at Piazzale Clodio on Saturday morning to provide testimony to Rome prosecutors investigating the October attack outside journalist Sigfrido Ranucci's residence.
- Sep 10
Rome court keeps Valter Lavitola in prison over Sigfrido Ranucci bomb plot
The Rome Review Court rejected a request for house arrest by confessed instigator Valter Lavitola, confirming the aggravating factor of mafia method in the October 2025 attack on journalist Sigfrido Ranucci.
- Sep 7
Valter Lavitola challenges custody order in Sigfrido Ranucci attack case
Lawyers for Valter Lavitola filed a 72-page brief at Rome's review court on 7 September 2026, challenging his detention and territorial jurisdiction in the October 2025 attack on journalist Sigfrido Ranucci.
- Sep 3
Rome Prosecutors Examine Ranucci Emails in Lavitola Zimbabwe Carbon Probe
Rome prosecutors are evaluating email exchanges between journalist Sigfrido Ranucci and Valter Lavitola alongside a deleted Zimbabwean newspaper interview regarding carbon credit ventures.
- Sep 2
Italian prosecutors examine prison intimidation and alleged assault in Sigfrido Ranucci bombing case
Suspects in the bombing of journalist Sigfrido Ranucci's home face prison intimidation and a disputed assault at Rebibbia ahead of a key September review hearing.
- Sep 2
Rai names Claudia Di Pasquale to co-host Report alongside Daniele Piervincenzi
Italian public broadcaster Rai appointed investigative journalist Claudia Di Pasquale to co-host Report alongside Daniele Piervincenzi, following Giulia Presutti's withdrawal to resolve newsroom tensions ahead of the November 8 premiere.
- Aug 24
Brothers of Italy MEPs appeal to EU over alleged bias at Rai investigative show Report
Italian ruling party lawmakers have written to European Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen, alleging that public broadcaster Rai's investigative show Report breached European media rules by targeting the government.
- Aug 23
Rai prepares to replace Sigfrido Ranucci as host of investigative show Report
Italian public broadcaster Rai is preparing to announce a new host for investigative program Report following an ethics review over Sigfrido Ranucci's ties to Valter Lavitola.
- Jun 30
Four arrested over bomb attack on Italian investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci
Italian police arrested four people on 30 June 2026 for the October 2025 bomb attack that destroyed two cars belonging to investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci outside his home near Rome.
