While Serena Bortone a few days ago said she was “quiet about the Scurati case” to Verissimo, yesterday after two weeks from the birth of the controversy due to the writer’s failure to participate in ‘Chesarà…’ on Rai3, the first company decisions arrive and concern the presenter of the programme, who reported the case on social media. The CEO of Rai, Roberto Sergio, announced a «request for clarification» towards the journalist Serena Bortone. «No disciplinary measures» specifies the CEO.
Rai, proceedings against Serena Bortone for the Scurati case: «Dispute for the post on social media is not a disciplinary measure»
Serena Bortone, Rai’s decision
«Rai then sent a letter of disciplinary complaint to Serena Bortone in reference to the post published by the journalist on her social profiles on 20 April regarding the Scurati affair. As usual, in the protest the journalist is asked for any justifications and clarifications». This was announced by the company in Viale Mazzini.
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Explanation
To Scurati, Sergio specifies that «the participation of the guest or the reading of the monologue, which was then represented by Mrs. Bortone on the broadcast, was not prohibited». 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». This is why, explains the RAI CEO, there was no censorship. 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».
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The affair, according to Sergio, however created “reputational damage, with a non-existent accusation of censorship”. From the ad also the denunciation of “a destructive fury” of which Rai is the victim.
So basically Bortone is under fire for the post on Instagram in which he said that Scurati’s speech on April 25 had been “cancelled by Rai”. This is why the journalist risks paying for the “incorrectness”, interpreted as “damage to the company’s image”. In the meantime theThe Rai Journalists Union (Usigrai) expressed solidarity with Bortone.
