Gaetano Scardocchia
 Gaetano Scardocchia    (Editor) | |
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| Born | 1937 Campobasso, Italy |
| Died | 1993 (Age 56) New York, USA |
Cause of death | heart attack |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University |
| Victim of | premature death |
Gaetano Scardocchia was an Italian journalist and writer, and editor of La Stampa from 1986 to 1990. He attended the 1987 Bilderberg meeting.
Background
The son of a barber from Molise, he saw his father die while still young. By making sacrifices he managed get high school studies. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the Sapienza University of Rome. During his studies he began journalistic practice. Studying by day and working at night he managed to graduate in Political Science.
His first job as a journalist was to become a correspondent of the Milanese newspaper Il Giorno from Austria and then from West Germany. He learned German mainly thanks to his Austrian girlfriend, whom he later married and with whom he had two children[1].
Throughout his career he worked for national newspapers such as Corriere della Sera,Il Giorno,La Repubblica and La Stampa. For five years (1986-1990) he was also editor of La Stampa, before becoming its New York correspondent until his death in 1993. He died of a heart attack at the age of 56.[2]
Lockheed affair
In 1976, his investigation into the Lockheed affair (carried out with with colleagues Giampaolo Pansa and Pierluigi Franz) published in the pages of Corriere della Sera, produced a political earthquake: debates in Parliament, resignation of the then President of the Republic, Giovanni Leone.[3]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1986 | 25 April 1986 | 27 April 1986 | Scotland Gleneagles Hotel | The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants |
| Bilderberg/1987 | 24 April 1987 | 26 April 1987 | Italy Cernobbio | 35th Bilderberg, in Italy, 106 participants |
References
- ↑ Giampaolo Pansa, Carta straccia, pp. 225-227, Rizzoli, 2011.
- ↑ https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1993/11/18/muore-new-york-scardocchia-giornalista-di-razza.html
- ↑ https://www.visitcampobasso.it/storia-e-personaggi/gaetano-scardocchia/
