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Meloni ‘turning Italian broadcaster into megaphone for far right’
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THE GUARDIAN Angela Giuffrida in Rome The 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…
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En Italie, un député d’extrême droite veut mettre la main sur la deuxième agence de presse du pays
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LE MONDE Par 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…
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Press freedom protest as Georgia Meloni ally circles news agency
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THE TIMES Tom Kington Tourists 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…
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Italy’s Eni mulls sale of newswire AGI amid conflict of interest row
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REUTERS (Reuters) – Eni (ENI.MI), opens new tab is evaluating an expression of interest for its newswire Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI), a spokesperson for the energy group said on Tuesday, adding the discussion was preliminary and non-exclusive. The possible sale of Italy’s second largest news agency to a lawmaker from the rightwing,…