Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (Italian: "Slam the Monster on the Frontpage") is a 1972 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It depicts the daily life of a fictitious Italian daily newspaper Il Giornale (The Newspaper). The newspaper caters to a conservative, quasi-fascist, borgeouis public and its chief-editor Bizanti tries in all manners to give a right-wing slant even to the most trivial news items, while at the same time edulcorating and desensitizing the thornier issues.