Italy: Media freedom continues to erode amidst multiple challenges

IPI and MFRR partners share preliminary findings following two-day visit to Rome

Italy: IPI to join follow-up media freedom mission to Rome

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) mission to examine European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) implementation, SLAPPs, spyware attacks on journalists, and media concentration

Meloni’s Italy puts media freedom under pressure, regardless of EU rules

Spyware and car bomb attacks the tip of the iceberg for threats to free media

Car bomb attack on investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci rings alarm for media freedom in Italy

Perpetrators must be identified and brought to justice

IPI jointly calls on Member States to back EU action in response to killing of journalists in Gaza

IPI signs joint letter urging governments of Germany, Italy and Czech Republic to support suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement

EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedom

IPI and MFRR partners respond to EU's 2025 Rule of Law report in new analysis

Climate Journalism: Revealing attacks on journalists covering environment in Europe

On World Environment Day 2025, IPI highlights reports outlining growing threats to journalists covering climate

Untold threats against environmental journalists in Italy revealed in new case study

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.

Italy: Call for full transparency after Fanpage editor-in-chief surveilled with spyware

Latest case of spyware hacking against journalist within the EU raises fresh press freedom concerns

Italy: Salvini’s video reignites debate over RAI independence

Deputy PM’s monologue sparks row as Italy prepares to appoint new public broadcaster leadership

Mass spoofing of European media outlets highlights risks of pro-Russian disinformation

Investigation uncovers numerous fake websites imitating legitimate European outlets

Italia: MFRR chiede un dialogo costruttivo sulle raccomandazioni sulla libertà dei media

Italy: MFRR calls for constructive dialogue on media freedom recommendations

IPI recently joined delegation mission to Italy amidst worrying decline in press freedom

2024 rule of law report: media freedom organizations urge the EU to enforce stronger safeguards

The European Union and its members must step up to protect journalists amid escalating threats

Media freedom groups call on European Commission and European Parliament to address media freedom crisis in Italy

Letter sent following recent MFRR mission to Rome

European Commission study on journalist safety lacks solutions while security deteriorates

Media freedom groups highlight disconnect between report findings and ground realities

Silenziare il Quarto Potere: la deriva democratica dell’Italia

La coalizione per la libertà dei media lancia l'allarme su interferenze politiche e minacce legali che colpiscono il giornalismo italiano

Silencing the Fourth Estate: Italy’s democratic drift

Media freedom coalition sounds the alarm on political meddling and legal threats to journalism

New Media Incubator: The Italian journalism network using Twitch to reach young audiences

New Media Incubator participants Centro di giornalismo permanente applied media innovation strategies to a network to support freelancers.

Libertà di stampa in Italia: il consorzio europeo Media Freedom Rapid Response in missione a Roma

Interferenza politica in RAI, cause vessatorie e vendita AGI al centro della visita