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Brindisi. Threat letter to local television of Francavilla Fontana

In the message found under the door of the newsroom of Canale 85, an invitation to “be careful” and the direct reference to an operator  In Francavilla Fontana, in the province of Brindisi, on the morning of February 2, 2016, under the door of the newsroom of the local TV Canale 85, an anonymous threat

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Brindisi. Man seizes phone from reporter and slaps him in the face

Gianluca Greco of BrindisiReport was taking pictures in the street during a police operation. He believed there was a robbery. Slapped by the father of the boy photographed On January 27, 2016, on the outskirts of Brindisi, while the police were blocking a young man in the throes of a crisis, the journalist Gianluca Greco

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

EU General Data Protection Regulation Article 8: Has Anyone Consulted the Kids?

Joseph Savirimuthu, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool, argues that the revised EU General Data Protection Regulation, announced in December 2015, has been poorly thought through and, by preventing children from consenting to the use of their data on social networking sites, does not take the rights of children into account. ‘Europe Could Kick Majority of Teens Off […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Defamation. Politician’s lawsuit against three reporters sent to the archives

It was established by the Judge for the Preliminary Investigation of the Court of Patti (in the province of Messina). The Chief Editor and a journalist of Quadrifoglionews.it, as well as the chief editor of are involved On 17 February 2016 the judge for the preliminary investigations, Ines Rigoli, of the Court of Patti (in

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Reported by Police man who has been threatening Borrometi via web

Giuseppe Cammalleri, who already has a lengthy criminal record, has sent between 31 December 2015 and 26 January 2016 a series of messages directed to the reporter’s website In mid-February 2016, the Police has reported on serious threats, defamation and insults Giuseppe Cammalleri, now under house arrest and with a lengthy criminal record, since between

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Naples. Boss of ceremonies files lawsuit against politicians and journalists. Judge sends it to the archives

Antonio Polese, owner of La Sonrisa, had responded to a parliamentary inquiry that saw his large hotel close to the Camorra On February 17, 2016, the judge for the preliminary investigations of Naples, Eliana Franco, has sent to the archives the libel lawsuit filed in 2014 by the famous Campanian hotelier and entrepreneur Antonio Polese

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Bad News | Thursday February 25

Eleven intimidations this week in Italy Eleven. So many where in Italy within the week 15-21 February 2016 the victims of violations of freedom of expression through threats and abuses of Law and judicial proceeding which names Ossigeno added to the Public table of the names of victims that includs journalists, bloggers and operators intimidated. Since January 1, 2016

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » english

Court Rules Release of Can Dündar, Erdem Gül

Turkish journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül have been released following a verdict by the Constitutional Court

Source: Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News

UK telecoms review – is Openreach too hot to touch?

What should be done with Openreach, the mechanism for competition in UK broadband? Ofcom’s announcement was a cautious ‘leave it as it is’. In this blogpost, LSE Visiting Fellow Monica Horten considers the other options. Divest Openreach from BT? Would public ownership be in the national interest?  Today the UK regulator Ofcom has unveiled its conclusions in a 10 year […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Defamation. Indictment request against reporter of Il Roma

Pierluigi Frattasi was sued by the Mayor of Naples, Luigi De Magistris for having reported the statements of a politician in an article of 2014 In early February 2016, the Prosecutor of the Court of Santa Maria Capua Vetere (in the province of Caserta) requested the indictment for the journalist of the daily Il Roma,

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English