The sudden departure of Paolo Griseri

Mourning in the world of journalism: Paolo Griseri, who died suddenly at the age of 67 from a heart attack, was since the 1980s one of the leading experts in the world of Fiat, now Stellantis, and a point of reference for the working class of Turin. He left his wife Stefania and son Gabriele. He is a historical figure in Italian journalism. He began his long career as a journalist of “Manifest”, then as a correspondent of “Repubblica” and “La Stampa” (of which he later became deputy director). He followed Sergio Marchionne from 2004 until his death in 2018. He continued to collaborate with La Stampa and in recent months he has been telling the story of Fiat in a long series journey until the birth of Stellantis. He wrote many books devoted to the automotive world and politics: together with Massimo Novelli and Marco Travaglio “Il Processo” and with Sergio Chiamparino he published “La sfida” for Einaudi. Oltre il Pd per tornare a Vincere. Anche al Nord.” The inexorable illness took away from us Paolo Griseri, a valuable journalist who loved Turin and made it known and loved by many with his articles in Repubblica and La Stampa. I remember him as a kind and passionate man, able to understand and present any phenomenon… In 2012, also for Einaudi, he published “La Fiat di Marchionne”. From Torino to Detroit. Paolo Griseri was not only a journalist; he was a person of great competence and sensitivity. He had a nose for news and knew how to convey it. He was a point of reference for all his colleagues, for those who worked with him, and also for young people, because he had enormous knowledge, he knew a thousand anecdotes on every topic, and listening to him was a real pleasure. He retired a year ago, but no one noticed because he never stopped. He always had something to write, something to finish, a story to tell. His voice was heard in La Stampa, on television, in the debates he led in Turin and throughout Italy. One of his last reports for La Stampa – the story of a rider delivering pizza during the floods in Bologna – sums up all his main characteristics: the ability to give a voice to the weakest, to capture nuances and to write with a fluent but profound language. way. “The sudden passing of Paolo Griseri saddens and bewilders us.” And so does the mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, who emphasizes: “it leaves a huge void and the memory of long conversations about the city: beautiful moments that we have experienced over the years.” “In the various roles he held first at La Repubblica and then at La Stampa, he became an interpreter of many of the changes that took place in Turin. Our thoughts go out to his family and colleagues at this time, and we express our condolences and closeness to the city of Turin,” concludes Lo Russo.