Emma Bonino mourned in Rome ahead of state funeral
Hundreds paid respects to the Italian politician and human rights campaigner who died aged 78.
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Emma Bonino mourned in Rome ahead of state funeral
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What this story says
- Hundreds of people queued at Rome's city hall on Sunday to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, who died on Friday aged 78.
- A European flag was placed on Emma Bonino's casket.
- Emma Bonino was a co-founder of the death penalty watchdog Hands Off Cain and served as a European commissioner.
- Italy will hold a state funeral for Bonino on Tuesday.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 21 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 20 of the 41 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
61/100
Hype
20/100
41 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 3 of the 21 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Hundreds of people queued outside Rome's city hall on Sunday to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, the prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner who died on Friday, aged 78. A European flag was placed on her casket. Italy will hold a state funeral for Bonino on Tuesday.
Coverage comparison
The reports agree that hundreds of people queued at Rome's city hall on Sunday to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, who died on Friday aged 78. They also agree that a European flag was placed on her casket and that Italy will hold a state funeral for her on Tuesday.
Omissions
None of the left-rated digests mention Emma Bonino's role as a European commissioner for Premier Silvio Berlusconi. None of the right-rated digests mention her co-founding the death penalty watchdog Hands Off Cain. None of the centre-rated digests mention her co-founding the death penalty watchdog Hands Off Cain.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 9 times, most recently on 13 Sept 2026, 20:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
12 rated outlets
- Ten left-rated reports carried details about Emma Bonino's political career and activism. Several mentioned her role as a co-founder of the death penalty watchdog Hands Off Cain. Some reports noted her service as a European commissioner for Premier Silvio Berlusconi. The Washington Post digest mentioned her role as a prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner. The Independent and The Independent (US) digests also highlighted her status as a prominent politician and human rights campaigner. Associated Press News and The Record digests stated she was a prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner. St Catharines Standard and Welland Tribune.ca digests similarly described her as a prominent politician and human rights campaigner. La Stampa digest noted that the mayor of Rome and the secretary of More Europe welcomed the coffin. Il Post digest mentioned the presence of her brothers, the leaders of +Europa, and Mayor Roberto Gualtieri. La Repubblica digest stated that it would be possible to give the last greeting on Sunday and Monday.
Centre
6 rated outlets
- Six centre-rated reports focused on the public's farewell to Emma Bonino. My Mother Lode, which provided a full report, detailed the queue outside Rome's city hall, the placement of a European flag on the casket, and quoted individuals who spoke about Bonino's impact on feminism and human rights. It also mentioned her role as a European commissioner for Silvio Berlusconi and as a co-founder of Hands Off Cain. Wral News and Laredo Morning Times digests reported hundreds queued outside Rome's city hall. Winnipeg Free Press and ANSA digests also noted the public farewell. Il Messaggero digest stated that secular state funerals would take place on Tuesday, with a burning room and civil vigil starting Sunday.
Right
3 rated outlets
- Three right-rated reports focused on the public paying their respects. India Today's digest stated that hundreds gathered at Rome City Hall before Tuesday's state funeral, reflecting her legacy in Italian feminism, human rights, and European politics. Washington Times and Il Tempo digests reported hundreds queued outside Rome's city hall to pay their last respects.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Emma Bonino mourned in Rome ahead of state funeral?
- Of the 21 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 57% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 41. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Emma Bonino mourned in Rome ahead of state funeral left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 21 rated outlets on this story, 57% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 14% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Emma Bonino mourned in Rome ahead of state funeral biased?
- Emma Bonino mourned in Rome ahead of state funeral is one event reported by 41 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Emma Bonino mourned in Rome ahead of state funeral?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Emma Bonino mourned in Rome ahead of state funeral?
- 41 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- When did Emma Bonino die and how old was she?
- Emma Bonino died on Friday, aged 78. Hundreds of people queued at Rome's city hall on Sunday to pay their last respects to her.
- What was Emma Bonino known for?
- Emma Bonino was a prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner. She was a co-founder of the death penalty watchdog Hands Off Cain and served as a European commissioner.
- When will Emma Bonino's funeral be held?
- Italy will hold a state funeral for Emma Bonino on Tuesday. Before the funeral, a burning room was set up at Rome's city hall for the public to pay their respects.
Read it at the source
41 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
12- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens The Washington Post in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens The Independent (US) in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens The Independent in a new tab)
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- Bonino, Crowd for the Burning Room in the Capitol: on the Coffin the EU Flag. Tomorrow the Wake (opens La Stampa in a new tab)
- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens St Catharines Standard in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens The Record in a new tab)
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- Photos of the Burning Room of Emma Bonino in Campidoglio, Rome (opens Il Post in a new tab)
- Emma Bonino, Open the Burning Chamber: on the Coffin the EU Flag (opens La Repubblica in a new tab)
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Centre
6- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens Wral News in a new tab)
- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens Laredo Morning Times in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
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- Sunday and Monday' the Burning Room in Capitol for Emma Bonino (opens ANSA in a new tab)
- Emma Bonino, on Tuesday the Secular State Funerals: From Sunday the Burning Room in the Capitol. (opens Il Messaggero in a new tab)
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Right
3- Rome mourns Emma Bonino as crowds gather ahead of state funeral (opens India Today in a new tab)
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- Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
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- Open the Fiery Room of Emma Bonino, the Arrival of the Coffin in Campidoglio (opens Il Tempo in a new tab)
Not rated
20- In Capitol the Burning Room of Emma Bonino: Interview with Pierferdinando Casini (opens radioradicale.it in a new tab)
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- Many Women in the Burning Room of Emma Bonino: ♪ We Have to Say Thank You ♪ (Translated with Google Translate) (opens Domani in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino, Rome Pays Homage to the Radical Leader in the Capitol (opens LiberoReporter in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino, Open the Burning Chamber in Capitol: on the Coffin the Flag of Europe (opens L'Unione Sarda.it in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino, the Arrival of the Coffin in the Capitol for the Burning Chamber (opens Lapresse in a new tab)
- Open the Burning Room of Emma Bonino, the Arrival of the Coffin in Campidoglio (opens Sassuolo 2000 in a new tab)
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- Camera Ardente Bonino, the Coffin of the Radical Leader Arrives in the Capitol Press Agency Italpress (opens italpress.com in a new tab)
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- RAINEWS * POLICY: "L'ULTIMO SALUTO ad Emma Bonino, CAMERAARDENTE IN CAMPIDOGLIO: SUL FETERRO LA Bandiera dell'EUROPA" - Journalist Agency Opinion. News From Italy - World / Trentino Alto Adige (opens Agenzia giornalistica Opinione in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino, the Coffin in the Capitol Received by the Picket of Honor (opens gazzettadelsud.it in a new tab)
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- The Burning Room of Emma Bonino on Live TV, a Flag of Europe on the Coffin. Long Row in the Square of the Capitol for the Last Greeting (opens Quotidiano Nazionale in a new tab)
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- The Last Greeting to Emma Bonino, a Fiery Room Open in the Capitol (opens Il Quotidiano del Sud in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino: the Last Greeting to Rome, the City Tightens Around the Radical Leader (opens notizie.it in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino: Long Tail to the Burning Room in Capitol (opens Agi.it in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino, Burning Room in the Capitol: Long Row in the Square for Last Greeting (opens Calabria News in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino, Burning Room in the Capitol: Long Row in the Square for Last Greeting Periodic Daily (opens periodicodaily.com in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino, Burning Room in the Capitol: Long Row in the Square for Last Greeting (opens canaledieci.it in a new tab)
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- Emma Bonino, Burning Room in the Capitol: Long Row in the Square for Last Greeting (opens Rec News in a new tab)
- Emma Bonino, Burning Room in the Capitol: Long Row in the Square for Last Greeting (opens newsbiella.it in a new tab)
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- The "Discourse to Europe," the Legacy Left by Emma Bonino (opens Askanews in a new tab)
- Emma Bonino, Fiery Room and Funeral: Dates and Times for the Last Greeting (opens vanityfair.it in a new tab)
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