‘Piazzapulita’ at the start, Formigli: “We will host everyone, without pitfalls but without discounts”

“The backbone of the new ‘Piazzapulita’? Investigations and reports, and a parterre of authoritative commentators who will be ‘exclusive’ only from us. Political leaders are invited but on our terms, without pitfalls but without discounts”. Corrado Formigli thus tells, in an interview with Adnkronos, the new season of ‘Piazzapulita’, which restarts tomorrow, Thursday 16 September, at 9.15 pm in prime time on La7. “We finally leave in presence, which allows me to work in contact with my authors and above all with the correspondents: we return to meet after a very tough year and a half”. A year and a half in which “we learned that the seriousness of a program pays off – explains the host – Piazzapulita is perceived as a credible program because it is not based on words, but seeks confirmation in reality. This is a very strong point. of the broadcast because it puts guests in the position of having to deal with this, and not being able to play with words “. It will always start with “an important journalistic film, as is our custom – says Formigli – The images and the way they are shot and edited act on the studio. It is different when a guest is in front of images. Reality is a vaccine against propaganda “.Among the news of the talk show is the presence of the journalist in first person ‘on the field’. “This year I will commit myself to go into reality – Formigli reveals – To shoot as a correspondent for Italy. Already in the first episode there will be a report of mine on the Gkn case in Campi Bisenzio. So not the pandemic war, but the war of work. An emblematic theme, that of the risk of the end of automobile work in Italy “. On the issues that will be addressed in the broadcast, the journalist has precise ideas: “My feeling is that we talk too much about green passes and vaccines – he notes – We will talk about them, of course, but without forgetting that on Draghi’s table there are some fundamental dossiers . Relocations, the future of work, the industrial plan of Italy. For example, we are moving towards the ecological transition, but we know that an electric car will lead to the loss of jobs: what will happen to the people who are left without? questions that must be asked “. On the ‘hot’ topic of the no vax and the intention to give them a voice or not in the studio, the presenter observes:” It’s a football discussion. The no vax in our country are 10 %, then there are a number of people who can still be convinced. They are part of this country, a journalistic program cannot ignore them. If anything, it must give them the right importance, and contextualize what they say. We are journalists, we are not censors ” . Our tips Tito Boeri, Antonio Padellaro, Mario Calabresi, Annalisa Cuzzocrea, and from this year one of our most authoritative political voices in Italy who is Alessandra Sardoni – anticipates Formigli – are confirmed. a column in Selvaggia Lucarelli, which he will increase in his presence and will have a column entitled ‘#piazzaselvaggia’, where he will use his polemic vis to unmask social and political phenomena “. And if you ask him which audience he would like to address in particular, Formigli has a desire: “The program is seen by a majority of men, middle-aged, high socio-economic class and graduates. My wish is therefore that alongside this target we will succeed to have more women, and people from lower socioeconomic classes, because that will mean making our language a little more popular and accessible. Which never hurts. “