Vittorio Feltri
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| Born | 25 June 1943 (age 78) |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Political party | Socialist (till 1994) Independent (1994–2005; 2009–2021) Liberal Reformers (2005–2009) Brothers of Italy (since 2021) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Luisa (died 1968) Enoe Bonfanti (m. 1969) |
| Children | Saba, Laura, Mattia, Fiorenza |
Vittorio Feltri (born 25 June 1943) is an Italian journalist and editor in chief of daily Libero.
Biography[]
Feltri was born in Bergamo, Italy.[citation needed] He graduated with a degree in Political Science and then started his career as journalist in 1962, writing film reviews for the local newspaper L'Eco di Bergamo.[citation needed] In 1977 he moved to Corriere della Sera.[citation needed]
In 1993 Feltri refused the offer of Silvio Berlusconi to get involved in Fininvest. The next year he agreed to become editor of il Giornale, which was owned by Berlusconi, after its founder Indro Montanelli left. He was its editor until 1997. In the same period, he contributed to other newspapers and magazines, including Panorama, Il Foglio and Il Messaggero. In 2000, he founded the right-wing newspaper Libero, which he ran until 2009. In August 2009, he once again became the editor of Berlusconi's il Giornale.[citation needed]
In January 2015, he was nominated candidate for President of Italy by Lega Nord and Brothers of Italy.[citation needed]
He is an atheist.[1]
Controversy[]
In December 2011, the Court of Milan sentenced Feltri to compensate the former Federation of the Greens Senator, among the founders of Arcigay, Gianpaolo Silvestri with 50 thousand euros for a homophobic insult.[2]
In 2017, Feltri said that Asia Argento should be thankful that Harvey Weinstein had forced oral sex on her.[3]
In 2019, he expressed anti-semitism views against journalist David Parenzo and claimed that Jews have "bored" him with the Holocaust.[4]
In April 2020, during a television show, Feltri considered southern Italians as "inferior people". His words caused controversy around Italy.[5]
In February 2021, during a television interview, he was asked by a journalist “Which relevant people you’d like in the new government?” to which he replied “Hitler”, provoking controversy both on social media and in the press.
References[]
- ^ (in Italian) Davide Milosa, "Caso Boffo, Vittorio Feltri verso la sospensione dall'ordine dei giornalisti", Il Fatto Quotidiano, 23 September 2010.
- ^ Feltri omofobo: è ufficiale
- ^ Farrow, Ronan (27 October 2017). "Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein". The New Yorker.
- ^ Vittorio Feltri: “Gli ebrei? Sono decenni che rompono i coglioni con la Shoah”
- ^ Coronavirus, Vittorio Feltri contro i meridionali: "Inferiori". L'Ordine valuta il danno di immagine
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