"The management of Rai 3, in agreement with the CEO of Rai, deemed it appropriate not to carry out the contract originated on the initiative of the" Cartabianca "program which provided for a fee for the presence of Professor Alessandro Orsini in the broadcast".
This was announced by a note from Viale Mazzini.
It was Il Foglio, yesterday, who spoke of a fee of "about two thousand euros per episode", for a total of six appointments, for Orsini, professor of Sociology of International Terrorism at Luiss and known for his pro-Russian positions, who last Tuesday he participated in Cartabianca, the Rai3 study conducted by Bianca Berlinguer.
The Democratic Party, with Andrea Romano, had defined "absolutely unacceptable that the resources of the public radio and television service are used to finance Putin's propaganda pipers" and had asked for explanations from the company's top management.
On her part, Berlinguer had clarified that the sociologist "had been offered numerous and more conspicuous contracts by the competition" and explained that Orsini's positions had been compared "
"I understand that the contract signed by Rai and by professor Alessandro Orsini will be terminated by decision of the management of Rai3 without my having been consulted on the matter. A decision that seriously limits my role as author and manager of Cartabianca with regard to the matter. fundamental for the choice of guests and consequently of the contents on which the discussion is built ".
She says Bianca Berlinguer, stressing that she does not agree with the decision, in the name of a pluralist debate.
"I learn that Rai has decided to terminate my contract stipulated for six episodes with Carta Bianca. Many other news broadcasts had offered me much higher remuneration than Rai. I chose Bianca Berlinguer because I think it is a guarantee of freedom. This is a guarantee of freedom. freedom must be defended. For this reason, I announce that I am ready to participate in Bianca Berlinguer's program for free ".
Alessandro Orsini writes it on Facebook, commenting on Rai's decision not to proceed with his contract.
The Luiss teacher then refers to an article that will be published tomorrow in the Fatto Quotidiano.