Eugenio Scalfari, who revolutionised Italian journalism, dies aged 98

Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari speaks during the televised talk show Otto e Mezzo in Rome in 2016 (Fabio Cimaglia/LaPresse via AP)

Eugenio Scalfari, who helped revolutionise Italian journalism with the creation of La Repubblica, a liberal daily that boldly challenged traditional newspapers, has died aged 98.

Senate president Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati announced Mr Scalfari’s death and led legislators who were debating a Bill in a minute of silence to honour one of the deans of Italian journalism.