A strike by journalists at the state broadcaster sends a disturbing signal, in one of the European Union's most important member states According to the latest audit of press freedom by Reporters Without Borders, Italy has tumbled down itsinternational rankings. A crucial factor in its report was the desire of Giorgia Meloni's radical right government to sell off a state-controlled news agency to a press baron - one who just happens to be an MP in her ruling coalition. But in one of the European...
The Guardian view on Giorgia Meloni's Italy: the politics of 'illiberal democracy' | Editorial
The Guardian - 12 May 2024 19:30
A strike by journalists at the state broadcaster sends a disturbing signal, in one of the European Union's most important member states According to the latest audit of press freedom by Reporters Without Borders, Italy has tumbled down itsinternational rankings. A crucial factor in its report was the desire of Giorgia Meloni's radical right government to sell off a state-controlled news agency to a press baron - one who just happens to be an MP in her ruling coalition. But in one of the European...
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