Lotta Continua
Despite the fact that it was established that Calabresi had not been in the room at the time of Pinelli's death, he became the target of an extensive media campaign led by the "Lotta Continua" newspaper and the weekly "L'Espresso" because of his alleged involvement in Pinelli's death. On 15 December 1969, the Lotta Continua newspaper directed by Sofri explicitly claimed that Calabresi had to be "shot dead". The press campaign against Calabresi continued for the next two years.