Overview

• Alessandro Giuli shared the complete text of a drafted interview online after claiming Corriere della Sera refused to publish his replies to Ernesto Galli della Loggia’s criticisms
• Corriere della Sera denied any suppression, stating it had asked Giuli to submit a formal letter and was ready to publish his response
• Giuli says he agreed to remove the words “perditempo” and “poltrona di lusso” at the newspaper’s request but that the revised interview was still withheld
• Ernesto Galli della Loggia defended his unpaid “poltrona di lusso” role as a few mornings’ advisory post and called Giuli’s depiction inaccurate
• The dispute highlights tensions over editorial independence and political influence in Italy’s cultural governance