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Carmine Benincasa was attacked by a young man on February 21, 2016 while walking through the city. The incident has been reported to the Police “That’ll teach you to write”: these are the words addressed to Carmine Benincasa, twenty-three-year-old journalist for Le Cronache del Salernitano, who on Sunday, February 21, 2016 was beaten up while
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
To raise the attention on intimidation that occur, uncover, fight and defeat them in each country with a common observation method Ossigeno per l’Informazione, the italian based NGO that manages an independent observatory on violations of freedom of the press that occur in Italy, expecially by threats, intimidation and abuses against journalists and bloggers, is promoting in Western European countries its unique method of observation on
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
The journalist was doing a report on illegal dumping when he was beaten up by a man who destroyed his camera On February 22, 2016 Gabriele Mancini, correspondent for Latina Oggi, from Cisterna di Latina, was attacked while performing a photo shoot on illegal dumps in the city. Mancini was chased by two men and beaten
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
The club is resentful because Stefano Pallotta criticized the interruption of a television show due to commercial agreements Following the condemnation by the Order of Journalists of Abruzzo for what happened on February 16, 2016, during TV show “A Tutto Campo”, aired on Tele Ponte, which had to stop the live coverage due to the
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
The journalists Giuliano Marrucci and Milena Gabanelli at the center of proceedings for defamation filed by the former mayor of Ravello for an investigation of 2013 In early February 2016 the Court of Salerno asked the filing of the proceedings for defamation against the journalist of the TV show Report, aired on Rai 3, Giuliano
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
Fabio Gobbi had been sued by Sandro Corsi, president of a cooperative, for having reported in an article a controversy which took place on Facebook On February 18, 2016 the judge for the preliminary investigations of the Court of Terni has settled the proceedings for defamation against Fabio Gobbi, chief editor of the news website
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
By Jane WhyattThe British press, already shown by independentresearchers to be the most right wing in Europe, has lost again two of its left-liberal titles, The Independent and The Independent on Sunday. And a new print newspaper, The New Day, launches on February 29th with a "politically neutral" stance.
Russian-born media owner Evgeny Lebedev has decided to close the print editions of The Independent, and its sister The Independent on Sunday. An estimated 75 journalists will lose their jobs. But “star writers” including war reporters Patrick Cockburn and Robert Fisk will continue to work for the newspaper’s website www.independent.co.uk. The…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Antonello Caporale was sued by the administrations of Reggio Calabria and Messina for having called “sewers” the two cities. In Sicily, the process had been filed After more than six years after the opening of the proceedings, the journalist of Il Fatto Quotidiano, Antonello Caporale, was acquitted by the Court of Reggio Calabria from the
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
Last week, India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) issued regulations that prohibit service providers from charging discriminatory tariffs for online data services. While the regulations have been hailed as a victory for net neutrality, some have also argued that TRAI’s steps signify a lamentable loss for those not connected to the Internet. LSE alumna Anri van der Spuy provides a brief […]
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Media Policy Project
Slobodna Bosna, a leading Bosnian weekly, is no longer in newsstands. While many mourn the loss, the magazine may be about to start a successful second life on the web
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
