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Climate Journalism: Revealing attacks on journalists covering environment in Europe
Climate JournalismPress Freedom
On World Environment Day 2025, IPI highlights reports outlining growing threats to journalists covering climate
Europe: Croatia, Italy, Spain
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Case Study

Untold threats against environmental journalists in Italy revealed in new case study
Climate JournalismDisinformation
New case study reveals, for the first time, statistical data on attacks against environmental journalists in the country, documenting 114 cases between 2011 and 2025—yet these cases likely represent only a fraction of the real number.
Europe: Italy
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Italy: Call for full transparency after Fanpage editor-in-chief surveilled with spyware
Press Freedom
Latest case of spyware hacking against journalist within the EU raises fresh press freedom concerns
Europe: Italy
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Italy: Salvini’s video reignites debate over RAI independence
Media CapturePress Freedom
Deputy PM’s monologue sparks row as Italy prepares to appoint new public broadcaster leadership
Italy

Podcasts & Videos

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The silent storm: Environmental journalism in Italy
Climate JournalismDisinformation
Europe: Italy

Earth Day reflections: Italy’s climate reporting dilemma
Climate Journalism
The impact of corporate influence and political interference on climate coverage
Italy

Video: Know Your Rights: Fighting the abuse of libel laws
IPI workshop for Italian journalists at the 2017 International Journalism Festival in Perugia
Italy

Event

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16.05.2024 - 17.05.2024

Media Freedom Rapid Response’s urgent mission to Italy
Media CapturePress FreedomSLAPPs
Worsening state of media freedom prompts consortium visit to Rome
Italy
02.05.2024 - 02.05.2024

Webinar: World Press Freedom Day 2024, Europe’s press freedom battlegrounds
Press Freedom
Europe: Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia
25.03.2022

IPI in Perugia at IJF22
IPI at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy (April 6-10)
Europe: Italy
16.03.2017

Online Harassment: The new tools of patriotic populism (April 8, Perugia)
Panel discussion on digital attacks on journalists and supporting victims of online harassment
Italy

IPI Global Network

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Charlie Hebdo insult case highlights weaknesses of Italian defamation law
Standards of taste aside, charges brought by earthquake-hit town raise issues for freedom of expression
Italy

Reports

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Rapporto sulla libertà di stampa: la deriva democratica dell’Italia
Media freedom mission report on Italy’s democratic drift
Unveiling media freedom threats: collaborative Monitoring Report 2023
Press Freedom in Italy: Between Political Influence and Conflicts of Interest

Alerts

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30.10.2020
1 case

Italy journalists face pressure over COVID-19 protest coverage in Florence
Covid-19
Verbal, online or physical attack: Verbal attack or intimidation by public (non online)
Europe: Italy
03.05.2021
1 case

Italian journalist barred from Palace of Justice for first time under COVID-19 rules
Covid-19
Restrictions on access to information: Access restricted to officials / press conferences
Europe: Italy
06.03.2021
1 case

Journalists covering “no mask” march in Italy face intimidation
Covid-19
Verbal, online or physical attack: Physical attack by public
Europe: Italy