Ermanno Corsi (8 August 1939 – 21 June 2025) was an Italian journalist and writer. Corsi worked for the newspapers ''

Il Tempo ''Il Tempo'' (English: "The Time") is a daily newspaper based in the city of Rome, Italy. History and profile ''Il Tempo'' was founded in Rome by Renato Angiolillo in 1944. At the initial phase the newspaper was a conservative publication and ...

'' and ''

Il Mattino ''Il Mattino'' (English: "The Morning") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Naples, Italy. History and profile ''Il Mattino'' was first published on 16 March 1892 by the journalists Edoardo Scarfoglio and Matilde Serao. Since 1999, the ...

'' and was a correspondent for '' Il Giorno'', ''

La Repubblica (; English: "the Republic") is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper with an average circulation of 151,309 copies in May 2023. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and l ...

'', ''Roma'', '' Il Mondo'' and ''

L'Europeo was a prominent Italian weekly news magazine launched on 4 November 1945, by the founder-editors Gianni Mazzocchi and Arrigo Benedetti.Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (; 9 December 1920 – 16 September 2016) was an Italian politician, statesman and banker who was the President of Italy from 1999 to 2006 and the Prime Minister of Italy from 1993 to 1994. A World War II veteran, C ...

. He was President of Association of Neapolitan Printing from 1989 to 2007, and an adviser to the Regional Council' s Association of Journalists of Campania.

Life and career

Corsi was born in

Carrara Carrara ( ; ; , ) is a town and ''comune'' in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey Carrara marble, marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some Boxing the compass, ...

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

on 8 August 1939. He moved at a very young age to

Torre del Greco Torre del Greco (; ; "Greek man's Tower") is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, with a population of c. 85,000 . The locals are sometimes called ''Corallini'' because of the once plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and becaus ...

, and finally to

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

in 1970. After graduating from classical high school, he earned a degree in modern literature from the

University of Naples Federico II The University of Naples Federico II (; , ) is a public university, public research university in Naples, Campania, Italy. Established in 1224 and named after its founder, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, it is the oldest public, s ...

. A professional journalist since 1960, he began his career in the Naples and Rome editorial offices of Il Tempo; he then moved on to

, becoming a special correspondent, deputy correspondent and editor of the third page. He also collaborated in various capacities with Il Giorno,

la Repubblica (; English: "the Republic") is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper with an average circulation of 151,309 copies in May 2023. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and l ...

, Roma and Il Denaro, as well as with the periodicals Il Mondo, L'Europeo, Nord and Sud. He then directed Civiltà del Mediterraneo, a consortium press organ of 11 Italian universities. In 1978 he joined RAI, being assigned to the RAI Production Center, Naples office, where he remained until 2004: editor-in-chief of the Campania TGR, he regularly anchored it, as well as some political tribunes. He was president of the Campania Order of Journalists from 1989 to 2007 and had leadership roles in the National Federation of the Italian Press and the Neapolitan Press Association. An honorary citizen of six municipalities in Campania, he was named commendatore al merito of the Italian Republic. He is a cousin of the famous violinist

Salvatore Accardo Salvatore Accardo (; Knight Grand Cross born 26 September 1941 in Turin, northern Italy) is an Italian violinist and conductor, who is known for his interpretations of the works of Niccolò Paganini. Accardo owns one Stradivarius violin, the "Ha ...

. Corsi died on 21 June 2025, at the age of 85.

Works

* ''L'ultima Napoli'' – vicende, personaggi, inquietudini (preface by

Francesco De Martino Francesco de Martino (31 May 1907 – 18 November 2002) was an Italian jurist, politician, lifetime senator (1991–2002) and former Vice President of the Council of Ministers. He was considered by many to be the conscience of the Italian Soci ...

) * ''Napoli Contemporanea'' * ''La Città ogni giorno'' * ''Mezzogiorno dimezzato'' * ''Aspettando Capri'' (preface by Francesco Paolo Casavola) * ''Terra di Lavoro e di progresso'' * ''Aspetti della Campania del terzo millennio''

References

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