The journalists of the Italian public radio-television Rai are on strike today with the main demand to ensure pluralism and freedom of expression. The strike was announced by the Usigrai union, in which 1,800 journalists are registered out of the approximately 2,000 employed by the Italian broadcasting organization. The rest belong to the center-right trade union Unirai and are working normally today. The Italian media officials who today decided to “cross their arms” underline that they are mobilizing “to defend the autonomy and independence of the public broadcaster from the attempt to massively control the media by politics”. They request that “pluralistic, balanced and reliable information” be ensured at the same time. Journalists' reports in Italy concern criticisms of censorship by well-known singers at the last Sanremo Song Festival, the withdrawal of well-known presenters and journalists, the cancellation of the participation of the writer Antonio Scurati in a show about fascism and neo-fascism, and the reduction of ratings. Meloni: There is no censorship problem From the side […]
Source: News Beast
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