Meloni quiere controlar la prensa
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EL PAISLa huelga que protagonizan los trabajadores de la radiotelevisión pública (Rai) contra el control que trata de ejercer el Gobierno de Giorgia Meloni es la lógica respuesta de los profesionales para salvaguardar la independencia de una institución muy influyente en la sociedad italiana.Desde su llegada a la presidencia del Gobierno en…
Journalists at Italian public media strike over Meloni government’s influence
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WWW.POLITICO.EUBY HANNAH ROBERTSROME — Journalists at Italy’s state broadcaster RAI went on strike Monday protesting what their union termed “suffocating control” by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s administration, which it claimed was “attempting to turn RAI into a mouthpiece for the government.”It’s an Italian government tradition to appoint loyalists to top jobs at RAI…
States doing less to support press freedom: watchdog
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Paris, May 3, 2024 (AFP) – Media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders warned of declining government support for press freedom as it unveiled its annual world rankings on Friday, highlighting Argentina among the countries where the situation has deteriorated.Norway retained its top position, while Eritrea came last, taking over from…
Meloni ‘turning Italian broadcaster into megaphone for far right’
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THE GUARDIANAngela Giuffrida in RomeThe European Commission has been urged to investigate alleged attempts by Italy’s far-right government to turn the public broadcaster, Rai, into a “megaphone” for the ruling parties before the European elections.The appeal from the European Green party came after the Italian parliament’s supervisory committee for Rai approved…
En Italie, un député d’extrême droite veut mettre la main sur la deuxième agence de presse du pays
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LE MONDEPar Olivier Bonnel (Rome, correspondance)Pour la deuxième fois en une semaine, jeudi 11 avril, les dépêches de l’Agenzia Giornalistica Italiana (AGI), ne sont pas arrivées sur le fil d’actualité des rédactions italiennes. Les salariés de cette agence de presse, la deuxième plus importante en Italie, se sont mis en grève pour protester…
Press freedom protest as Georgia Meloni ally circles news agency
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THE TIMESTom KingtonTourists lining up to enter Rome’s Pantheon on Wednesday were surprised as a stream of Italian opposition politicians followed by TV crews entered the piazza around them and loudly decried the death of press freedom in Italy.The event was a protest held by striking journalists from AGI, Italy’s…