Rai changes the fate of Serena Bortone, what is happening to the presenter in recent months: the decision seems to have already been confirmed
Serena Bortone she is one of the most famous Rai presenters. In her long career she is and has been a journalist, documentary maker and author. In the first years of her TV she was a correspondent for Mi manda Rai3 and TeleCamere, of which she is also the author. She then came to prominence in hosting alongside Anna La Rosa.
In 2007 she led the campaign for the Democratic Party primaries, in 2010 she became the author and correspondent of Agorà, of which she then became the presenter. In 2020 he made his debut on Rai Uno with the broadcast Oggi è unaltro giorno and now we find it at management of Chesarà.
In recent months the presenter has ended up in the sights of Rai management due to an action relating to April 25th. The writer Antonio Scurati he would have to read a monologue then eliminated from the episode shortly before airingdefined as censorship by several journalists of the team.
According to the presenter, she had learned of the elimination of the intervention by chance, without even being informed. When she reported the incident, Rai justified herself by explaining that 1800 euros, the expected payment, would have been too much for an intervention of a few minutes. But it didn’t end here.
Is the presenter Serena Bortone forced to change the schedule? What will happen to her program after the Scurati case
However, Serena replied, explaining that given the usual Rai fees, payment was not the problem, underlining that Antonio Scurati willingly gave the ok to read the monologue even without receiving money. So he did it Bortoneat the opening of his program: he read the monologue despite it having been canceled by the leaders.
This move, although legitimate and courageous, had repercussions on his job position.
Returning to the storm that has most shaken Viale Mazzini in recent times is there‘to Roberto Sergio who, guest of the Innovation Festival organized by Il Foglio, without mincing words he expressed himself on the Bortone-Scurati case with very harsh words.
Roberto Sergio has his say on the issue, it is drastic: “She should have been fired”
According to Roberto Sergio she should have been fired. Rai did not fire the presenter but reduced her presence on the schedule. The controversy that broke out on social media was enormous: once again there was talk of censorship by public television.
Now the CEO Roberto Sergio has declared: “Serena Bortone should have been fired for what she did, and instead she was not punished”, then making matters worse: “In no company would it be allowed to make a post against the company for which work. Now on June 11th he will have the opportunity to clarify and we will make a decision.” The schedules will be officially presented next Friday and we will understand Bortone’s fate: no statements have been made by the presenter at the moment.
