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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Berlusconi: new attack on media
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
29 Sep 09
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