Tesi di laurea magistrale in Scienze della Comunicazione. Titolo - Media e presunzione di non colpevolezza: il caso Tortora

18. Analysis of “Corriere” attitude B. Tucci, Tortora condannato non finirà in carcere, “Corriere della Sera”, 18/9/1985, p.4. First degree sentence -> 17th September 1985 Quotation: “ Guilty. Enzo Tortora is a member of the Camorra, he is a pusher. The myth of the Portobello anchorman precipitates. Tortora is responsible for the crimes which he was indicted for. The Euro-MP is not going to jail beacuse he can take advantage of parliamentary privilege”.

19. Analysis of “Corriere” attitude V. Feltri, Dall’Ora: “E’assurdo condannare senza prove”. Della Valle: “Per il diritto è stato un tonfo”, “ Corriere della Sera”, 18th September 1985, p.4. First degree sentence -> 17th September 1985 Quotation: “ You can hear comments everywhere and of any sort. And there are those cynicals and cruels with a smirk that makes you horrify: “It serves him right”. Who is this for? Tortora”

20. Analysis of “Corriere” attitude A. Madeo, Quel modesto, timido, odiato Diego Marmo, “Corriere della Sera”, 19th September 1985, p.4. First degree sentence -> 17th September 1985 Quotation: “ They said he was a cannibal, an obscurantist, an incompetent, a piranha, an idiot and even a police commissioner. They walked all over him. And yet he finally won the cause”

21. Analysis of “Corriere” attitude G. Pisapia, Ma quanti continueranno a dubitare?, “Corriere della Sera”, 16th September 1986, p.1. Second degree sentence -> 15th September 1986 Quotation: “ Justice is done. Who is going to pay him and his family back for the suffered pain, moral disrepute and material damages?”

22. Analysis of “Corriere” attitude M. Breda, Il PG Olivares: “Ha vinto la camorra”, “Corriere della Sera”, 17th September 1986, p.5. Second degree sentence -> 15th September 1986 Quotation: “ Someone is answering with silence, maybe skipping over the office. Others, furious, are sniping at everybody. As PG Olivares: “Politician statements supporting for Tortora weighed on the magistrature, so, finally, the Camorra won””

23. Analysis of “Corriere” attitude -> Accusing and defensive articles -> Pie chart 23 27 Defensive articles Accusing articles

24. Analysis of “Corriere” attitude Features of accusing articles -> Features of defensive articles -> 9 Dignity damaged 8 Presumption of guilty 17 Celebration of charge N°of articles Accusing features 4 Mistakes of charge 8 Tortora’s lawyers 16 Tortora’s replies N°of articles Defensive features

25. Analysis of “Corriere” attitude 2 7 Second degree sentence 7 7 First degree sentence 4 2 Candidacy 14 7 Arrest N° of accusing articles N° of defensive articles Phases

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