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Claudia Di Pasquale says she is buoyed by Report team’s support as show finds its smile again

From ANSA · () Italian

Translated from Italian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Claudia Di Pasquale has accepted a new role hosting the investigative television program Report alongside Daniele Piervincenzi.
  • She said the team’s support gave her the confidence to accept the assignment after recent changes involving Sigfrido Ranucci and Giulia Presutti.
  • Di Pasquale said the program would preserve its autonomy and investigative rigor while preparing to return to air on Nov. 8.

Claudia Di Pasquale says the applause and cheers from the Report team helped restore morale after days of upheaval surrounding the program’s leadership.

The journalist, who will host the show alongside Daniele Piervincenzi, said the appointment came unexpectedly. “I was stunned, but happy about the support I received from the entire Report team,” she told ANSA. “Then we will see whether I am up to the task I have been given.”

I was stunned, but happy about the support I received from the entire Report team. Then we will see whether I am up to the task I have been given.

· Claudia Di PasqualeShe described her reaction to being chosen as a new host of Report.

Di Pasquale, from Palermo and born in 1977, began in print journalism before moving into television investigations, first at La7 and then at Report in 2011. She has also won several awards. She said she had never sought to host a program like Report, but accepted after Rai put forward her name and the team immediately offered its backing.

“What I can guarantee is that I am outside every power game,” she said. Di Pasquale described the role as a major responsibility and said the immediate priority was preparing for the program’s return on Nov. 8. Keeping the team together, she added, was important because many members had worked on the show for years.

What I can guarantee is that I am outside every power game.

· Claudia Di PasqualeShe said she wanted to make clear that her appointment was not part of a power struggle.

The new dual-hosting structure still needs to be organized. Di Pasquale said she and Piervincenzi had spoken and would meet again to determine how to divide the work, including the organization of the newsroom and correspondents. She has never hosted a program before and called the arrangement something that still had to be built.

She said the central principle for her was the program’s autonomy and independence. “For us, Report is a mission,” she said, describing investigations that can require months of verification, document collection, source research, travel and interviews. Asked about praise from former host Sigfrido Ranucci, she said she appreciated his words. She also expressed personal regret over Giulia Presutti’s decision to step back and rejected disparaging descriptions of the “Report method,” saying she knows only the rigor and passion with which the team conducts its investigations.

For us, Report is a mission.

· Claudia Di PasqualeShe described the program’s commitment to independent, long-form investigations.
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Originally published by ANSA in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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