Antonio Scurati «was not prohibited from participating or reading the monologue» a What will be by Serena Bortoni. Instead, it was the writer who decided to no longer take part in the broadcast. While his compensation was expected “free of charge”. Because «interested in a period of promotion of a graphic novel available for pre-order from April 19th and of a fiction based on his work». Rai CEO Roberto Sergio yesterday explained why in his opinion there was no censorship on the Scurati case. And why Viale Mazzini sent a letter of complaint to Serena Bortone: it was because of the post published on social media «in violation of company policy regulations: there are rules that must be respected by all employees».
Censorship
Bortone is therefore under accusation for the post on Instagram in which he said that Scurati’s speech on 25 April had been “cancelled by Rai”. For this reason, Bortone now risks paying for the “incorrectness”, interpreted as “damage to the company’s image”. This is the same thesis expressed in recent days by Marco Travaglio on Everyday occurrence. Or rather that of Bortone’s “mess”. After the negotiation that authorized the compensation of 1,500 euros for the intervention, the editorial team decided to send the monologue to the Insights Department of Paolo Corsini and his deputy Giovanni Alibrandi. Corsini and Alibrandi decide to cancel the contract to offer Scurati a free participation. When they see that it has been registered as such, they assume that the writer has accepted and give the OK to the press release.
Bortone’s mess
But Bortone does not warn Scurati of the change of plan. On the other hand, he lets the structure managers know everything, but they don’t respond immediately. When he notices the company’s silence, he publishes the post. According to Viale Mazzini, wrong. Even if the problem of money for Scurati’s intervention had been raised by Corsini and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in her response post. Now Bortone risks a fine in the disciplinary proceedings.
