Italy

Carlo Casalegno

The article Carlo Casalegno has been created as a part of a cooperation between OBCT Transeuropa and Wikimedia Italia in an education project.

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Cosimo Cristina

The article Cosimo Cristina has been created as a part of a cooperation between OBCT Transeuropa and Wikimedia Italia in an education project.

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Briefing: Media Freedom Violations in the EU under COVID-19

An overview of media freedom violations registered in several EU Member States and Candidate Countries since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the continent in late February 2020

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ARTICLE 19 comments on new Italian regulation on ‘hate speech’

Some improvements, but also lack of compliance with the international framework: a mixed judgment by ARTICLE 19 welcomes the new AGCOM Regulation in Italy, while hate speech remains a great concern in the country

read more Hate speech Freedom of expression Journalism education Media freedom Italy Media Law

“We are Amaya”. Advocacy for Academic Freedom

A detailed description of the activities carried out during the 2019 edition of the Seminar Series on Advocacy for Academic Freedom, held for three months at the University of Trento, Department of Sociology and Social Research, in collaboration with Scholars At Risk (SAR). The seminar was a first national experiment for Italy

read more Freedom of expression Media freedom Trust in media Italy

Shut up or I'll sue you! The Effects of the Laws on Libel in Italy

Ossigeno per l’Informazione marked the International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists by releasing a new publication focusing on the effects of libel laws in Italy

read more Italy Impunity Safety of journalists Access to information Defamation and Libel

Media Oligarchs go Shopping

RSF new report focuses on the impact of money’s "invisible prisons" on journalism, examining how oligarchs capture information across the world

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Junk News During the EU Parliamentary Elections: Lessons from a Seven-Language Study of Twitter and Facebook

The study highlights that the influence of junk news is far less prominent on Twitter (4% of total sources), while the engagement of junk news is higher on Facebook, but the recipients of professional news outnumbered the former

read more Fake news and disinformation Online news Online media Propaganda Italy United Kingdom Poland Sweden Spain France Germany Social media

Need of anonymous FOI applications for investigative journalism

FOIAs are an important instrument for investigative journalists, who are however endangered by the lack of anonymity of the process to access public documents and can be subject to intimidations submitting their phone number and postal and home address

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Journalism and media privilege

An overview of the most recent rules, case law, and policies across Europe on the privileges given to journalists when exercising their functions

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