Marco Travaglio
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Marco Travaglio (1964, Turin) is an Italian journalist and writer.
Travaglio started his career writing for some catholic publications, such as Il nostro tempo (Our time), then worked for renowned journalist Indro Montanelli for such newspapers as Il Giornale and La Voce.
Nowadays Travaglio is a contributor for some national newspapers and magazines, such as La Repubblica, L'Unità (with his old column "Bananas" and new column "Uliwood Party") and Micromega.
Political and judicial events of national importance, starting from Mani pulite to the troubles of controversial political figure Silvio Berlusconi, have been Travaglio's main area of interest. The journalist became well-known in 2001, after participating in a TV show on national channel Raidue called Satyricon and hosted by Daniele Luttazzi. There he presented his brand-new book, L'odore dei soldi (Italian for The Smell of Money, co-authored by Elio Veltri), about Berlusconi's early fortunes. The show was aired during the campaign for the Italian general elections eventually won by Berlusconi.
Neither Travaglio nor Luttazzi have appeared on national TV shows since Berlusconi took office as PM (called Diktat Bulgaro) until September 2006, causing a long debate about freedom of information and censorship in Italy. From 14 September 2006, Marco Travaglio is a regular guest in the transmission Anno Zero, hosted by Michele Santoro (also mentioned by Berlusconi in the Diktat Bulgaro).
Books by Marco Travaglio also include Bravi ragazzi (Italian for Good fellas), published in 2003 and reporting on politicians Cesare Previti and Silvio Berlusconi's alleged corruption of judges; Lo chiamavano Impunità (Italian for They Called Him Impunity, a humorous reference to the spaghetti western Lo chiamavano Trinità), published in 2003, ISBN 88-359-5437-1, about the SME-Ariosto inquiry and legal process.
