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Ex-president Annunziata quits after Rai news appointments

Journalist says she disagrees with govt's 'intervention' in State broadcaster

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 25 - Former Rai president Lucia Annunziata quit the State broadcaster on Thursday, sources said.
    Earlier on Thursday Rai's board approved new CEO Roberto Sergio's appointments for the network's top news posts.
    The departure of veteran journalist Annunziata, who had a show in which she grilled politicians, comes soon after that of another prominent left-leaning presenter, Fabio Fazio.
    He said the failure of Rai to renew the contract for his historic chat show was a sign of the "boundless greed" of Italy's rightwing government in an alleged purge, a claim the right indignantly denies.
    In his weekly column for Oggi, Fazio said the right felt "legitimised" by its thumping September general election win "to behave like the owner of the public sphere with little regard for the public weal and with a boundless greed".
    Fazio has now signed a four-year deal with the Discovery Channel. (ANSA).
   

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