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Abruzzo. Two years to archive unfounded lawsuit against PrimaDaNoi

For the magistrate there is “lack of evidence”. The journalist Biancardi was accused of defamation for having reported public statements by the Regionial Governor The judge for the preliminary investigations of the Court of Chieti decided to send the case to the archives “because there is lack of evidence of the crime” in the lawsuit

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Whither public service broadcasting in Scotland?

In Scotland, the debate on the future of the BBC, and Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) more generally, has taken a specific form shaped by a longstanding demands for greater autonomy. Philip Schlesinger, Professor in Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at the LSE, argues that the Scottish debate about the future […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Diano Marina. After 4 years the mayor drops charges against two journalists

At the hearing on 15 October 2015 a court document showed what was written by PuntoImperia. Also withdrawn charges against the president of the port authority Giacomo Chiappori, mayor of Diano Marina (in the province of Imperia), illegally occupied a berth in the harbor of the small township, just as they had written in 2012

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Reggio Calabria. Rejected request for millions to journalist from the Quotidiano del Sud

For the Court of Reggio Calabria, Caterina Tripodi has respected the right to report facts. Condemned a judge and a businessman to pay about 15.000 euro of expenses The Civil Court of Reggio Calabria has acquitted of libel the journalist of the Quotidiano del Sud, Caterina Tripodi, and rejected the claim for damages for more

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Public prosecutor seizes Ballarò footage from Rai: just like Piazzapulita

Also in this case the judges have not turned to reporters but to the publisher. In the video, a police officer is made unrecognizable In order to identify a trusted source, the public prosecutor in Rome ordered from the publisher, in this case, the public broadcaster RAI, the seizure of video recordings from footage aired

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Can the new Charter Protect BBC Independence?

2016 is set to be a significant year for the BBC, with a new settlement on the Royal Charter that underpins the Corporation’s governance and funding arrangements due to be agreed. As part of its policy work in this area, LSE’s Media Policy Project has published a number of blog posts on the topic of the Charter Review, hosted a […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Xylella emergency. Three journalists threatened in Salento

They wrote news articles on the drying of the olive trees. Singled out becuase of their pictures and offensive statements on social networks. Solidarity and protests “The people of the Olive trees”, the movement that challenges the scientific basis and the effectiveness of the strategy adopted to contain the spread in the Salento region of

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Defamation. Where did the bill to abolish prison sentencing end up?

It seems appropriate to take note on the situation of the draft law on libel presented in May 2013, of which there has been no news for some time That bill has not yet been approved, although it was born so as to abolish in a jiffy the penalty of imprisonment, which makes the Italian

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

New report highlights impunity for police violence against Greek photojournalists

Inadequate police internal investigations hobble criminal prosecution, analysis indicates

Source: Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News

Bad News | Thursday January 21

Twenty-three intimidations this week in Italy Twenty-three. So many where in Italy within the week 11-17 January 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,

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » english