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Eugenio Scalfari, revolutionized Italy’s journalism, dies

Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari, left, walks with his wife Serena Rossetti as they arrive for an event at the Quirinale Presidential Palace on the eve of the celebrations for the Republic Day, in Rome, June 1, 2015. Scalfari, who revolutionized Italian journalism with the creation of La Repubblica, a liberal daily that boldly challenged traditional newspapers, died on Thursday, July 14, 2022, the Senate president announced. He was 98. (Fabio Cimaglia/LaPresse via AP) Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari speaks during the televised talk show Otto e Mezzo, in Rome, on Nov. 3, 2016. Scalfari, who revolutionized Italian journalism with the creation of La Repubblica, a liberal daily that boldly challenged traditional newspapers, died on Thursday, July 14, 2022, the Senate president announced. He was 98. (Fabio Cimaglia/LaPresse via AP) Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari arrives at the Milan La Scala theater, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Eugenio Scalfari, who revolutionized Italian journalism with the creation of La Repubblica, a liberal daily that boldly challenged traditional newspapers, died on Thursday, July 14, 2022, the Senate president announced. He was 98. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) FILE - Journalist Eugenio Scalfari poses with an edition of La Repubblica newspaper, in Milan, in this 1992 photo. Eugenio Scalfari, who revolutionized Italian journalism with the creation of La Repubblica, a liberal daily that boldly challenged traditional newspapers, died on Thursday, July, 14, 2022, the Senate president announced. He was 98. (Ap Photo/Files)