The need to reform Italy’s public broadcaster RAI and to promote editorial independence in the country’s newspapers were some of the major problems identified by representatives of media and journalists associations with whom an IPI delegation met on Tuesday in Rome. The visit of the IPI delegation, including IPI Vice-Chairman and former Assistant Managing Editor […]

A controversial law curbing wiretaps and imposing heavy fines on journalists who publish leaked ‘wiretap’ material was passed today by the Italian Senate. The president of the Italian Senate announced that the much-debated wiretap law had been approved by the Senate with 164 votes in favour. Of a total 323 senators, only 189 were in […]

An Italian draft law on wiretapping is to be voted on by the Italian Senate in the coming hours, according to Italian news reports. If passed, the ‘wiretaps’ bill would impose heavy restrictions on magistrates seeking wiretaps, and on journalists who want to publish leaked ‘wiretap’ material. The restrictions would remain in place until the […]

A draft law, due to go before Italy’s full upper house of parliament next week, banning the media from reporting on criminal investigations before they come to trial – which can take years – has united Italian journalists in anger at what they have branded an attack on press freedom and democracy. The draft bill […]