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Piacenza. Fan forces reporter to leave press room

It happened to a collaborator of the daily Libertà. Solidarity for the incident was expressed by the Union of Journalists of Emilia and the editorial board On Friday, February 26, 2016 a fan of the football team “Piacenza” has forced with a threatening tone a collaborator of the daily Libertà to abandon the press room

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Freedom of information: Q&A with Professor Michael Schudson

Professor Michael Schudson is a Professor at the Columbia Journalism School, and has authored seven books concerning the history and sociology of the American news media, advertising, popular culture, Watergate and cultural memory. Following a recent public lecture at LSE titled ‘Expectations of openness in an age of secrecy’, Catherine Speller of the Media Policy Project interviews Professor Schudson about […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Reggio Emilia. Attacks against reporter on fb page of Muslims of Italy group

Benedetta Salsi had just written exclusively on Il Resto del Carlino that the Court had decided restrictive measures for an Italian convert to Islam The journalist of Il Resto del Carlino, Benedetta Salsi, was grossly offended by a threatening post appeared at 7 am on 25 February 2015 on the Facebook page of the group

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Bulgaria: Dinko, the shameful "super-hero"

One of the main TV stations in Bulgaria, bTV, glorifies a man who hunts migrants and wants them dead. This is the story

Source: Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News

Defamation. After prescription, the trial continues. What kind of justice is this?

For an article published 11 years ago the offense is extinguished, but the Supreme Court gives green light to a civil suit for damages. A similar case came to an end after 21 years In Italy the trials for libel can have a very long life. The cases are numerous, but some proceedings beggar belief.

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Italy. February 2016. The most dangerous news by Ossigeno

The penalty of imprisonment for journalists still exists and is still applied. The Cipriani case. In February, 27 threats and acts of intimidation against 33 media workers occurred. This monthly review of acts of intimidation in Italy is produced by Ossigeno per L’Informazione for the European Center for Press and Media Freedom of Leipzig (ECPMF),

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » english

Italy. February 2016. The most dangerous news by Ossigeno

The penalty of imprisonment for journalists still exists and is still applied. The Cipriani case. In February, 27 threats and acts of intimidation against 33 media workers occurred. This monthly review of acts of intimidation in Italy is produced by Ossigeno per L’Informazione for the European Center for Press and Media Freedom of Leipzig (ECPMF),

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Threatened journalists. Parliament discusses anti-mafia commission proposals

Monday, February 29 in the House the report by the Hon. Claudio Fava on the state of information in Italy, unanimously approved in August 2015 Six months after the approval, it arrives to the Assembly of Deputies the report of the Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission on “the state of information and on the condition of journalists

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Reggio calabria. Hackers attack online newspaper and erase it

The news portal Immezcla.it deals with immigration in the Mediterranean. The chief editor, Paola Suraci, will press charges to the Postal Police REGGIO CALABRIA, February 10 – The online newspaper www.immezcla.it was hit, in these hours, by a cyber attack. A hacker has deleted the newspaper files and completely clear the website. The news was

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Calabria. Threat letter to cariati blogger

“These are slanderous phrases with both personal and professional references” Cataldo Formaro said in reporting the incident to the Police On February 5, 2016 the blogger Cataldo Formaro, chief editor of Cariatinet.it, information portal on the city of Cariati in the province of Cosenza, received by mail at his home an intimidating letter. “It contains

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English