Posts Tagged ‘RAI’

Italian state television raises fears for press independence

October 6th, 2010


As pressure mounts on Mauro Masi, CEO of Rai TV, Giulio D’Eramo looks at why journalists see the government-owned network as a threat to freedom of expression
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Italy: Berlusconi under investigation

March 16th, 2010


Silvio Berlusconi’s schemes to gag dissenting voices seem to have been revealed in a series of intercepted phone calls. But it may be too late to redress the balance, says Giulio D’Eramo
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Berlusconi: new attack on media

September 29th, 2009

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Newspapers linked to Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi have launched an attack on state broadcaster RAI, telling readers not to pay their television licence fee. The call is part of a long-running assault on media critical of the governing party and Berlusconi’s business empire.
Download Index on Censorship’s report on political interference in Italian media here

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