After high-profile corruption probe, draft bill “gagging” media due to go before senate
Italian media outlets have united to decry this latest assault on media freedom.
Google conviction could lead to prior control over videos posted online, reports RSF
Three Google executives were found guilty of violating the privacy of a handicapped teenager by allowing a video of him being bullied to be posted on Google Video in 2006.
IFJ condemns ban on political talk on Italian TV ahead of elections
Political debate will only be allowed if all 18 parties are guaranteed equal air time.
Proposed decree would require websites showing videos to obtain licence
The decree, which could take effect as early as 27 January, poses yet another threat to free expression in Italy.
IPI urges Italy to ensure independence of public broadcasting system
The organisation urged Prime Minister Berlusconi to respect the right of media to criticise elected politicians.
IFJ hails “momentous success” in demonstration for “Right to Know, Duty to Inform”
Between 150,000 and 300,000 participants turned up for the massive protest to condemn the threats to press freedom following Berlusconi’s recent onslaught on the media.
European journalists support demonstration for freedom of information in Italy
President Berlusconi’s power to intimidate journalists and muzzle the media goes beyond any acceptable limits of democracy, says IFJ president.
Newspapers face legal action after reporting on prime minister’s private life
The EFJ has condemned Prime Minister Berlusconi for launching a legal vendetta against media at home and abroad for reporting on his troubled personal life.
IFJ says Italian talk of Israel “boycott” is absurd
IFJ criticised Italian media reports over the expulsion of the National Federation of Israeli Journalists (NFIJ) from the IFJ for non-payment of fees for four years.
Draft law threatens to silence journalists
IPI calls on representatives of the Italian Parliament to reject “draft law 1415”.
World Report 2009: Italy
World Report 2009: Italy
Author writes about mafia, receives death threats
(WiPC/IFEX) – The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of International PEN is concerned by reports that members of the mafia in Italy who were denounced in Roberto Saviano’s novel “Gomorra” have reportedly announced he will be assassinated by Christmas. Saviano has told the press that he is leaving Italy as a consequence. For the last […]
Cuts at private TV channel “pose a serious danger to pluralism in Italian media,” says IFJ
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 25 September 2008 IFJ media release: EFJ Says Wave of Layoffs at Italian TV La7 is Dangerous for Pluralism The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the European group of the International Federation of Journalists, today expressed its solidarity with staff and unions at Italian TV channel La7 who are […]
Annual Report 2008: Italy
Annual Report 2008: Italy
World Report 2008: Italy
World Report 2008: Italy
Freedom of the Press 2007: Italy
Freedom of the Press 2007: Italy