Who capture Italian media for private interests
This lesson was held by Alberto Spampinato at the University of Sheffield Summer School, Saturday 29 june 2019
Entries by Alberto Spampinato
What to do if a news article looks like a conspiracy
Ossigeno’s comment regarding the dismissal of charges against journalists who in 2011 reported a malfunctioning of the Syracuse Public Prosecutor’s Office It was long overdue this decision of the judge for the preliminary investigations of Messina to dismiss the trial that saw the suspects, four journalists of Catania and Syracuse – among which Franco Oddo, […]
Defamation. A sentence says: reform quickly
Comment by the director of Ossigeno following the acquittal of the Syracuse journalist, Carmelo Maiorca sued by former prosecutor
What the report “So much Mafia, so little news” says
The ECPMF’s fact-finding mission in Italy leaded by Ossigeno, based on interviews to 25 experts, journalists, MP’s and member of te Government
Prerogatives to journalists needed to protect them, the Italian Anti-Mafia Attorney says
Moreover every time a vexatious lawsuit is dismissed, a trial of the accuser for slander should be started – Crimes against reporters requires specialized prosecutors OSSIGENO 19 May 2019 – This interview with the Italian National Anti-Mafia Attorney Federico Cafiero De Raho is taken from the Report “Italy. So much mafia, so little news“, produced […]
Italy. “So Much Mafia, Little News”. The text of the report
Analysis, data, opinions – The facts finding mission by Ossigeno and the ECPMF European Centre in Leipzig, with the support of the European Commission. To download the Report, click here OSSIGENO – May 12, 2019 – On the dramatic theme of the criminal roots of the Mafia, on its influence on society and on the […]
OSCE and the Italian example on protection of journalists
The OCSE Representative Harlem Desir proposed to establish mixed guarantee committees in each country. Italy illustrated what already exists Italy example on protection of journalists made a great impression at the international conference organized on the 12thApril 2019 in Vienna on the theme “Journalists under attack: a threat to press freedom”. The OSCE representative for media freedom, […]
Jan Kuciak was tailed. An Italian scoop
This fact was revealed by Italian RAI TV news Tg1‘s correspondent Maria Grazia Mazzola who published the photos and the hitherto unpublished content of a phone call Jan Kuciak had been tailed, spied upon, and secretly photographed with a telephoto lens in the days preceding his barbaric assassination and that of his girlfriend, Martina Kusnirova, […]
Why others report many less threats in Italy
The interview released by Ossigeno to be included in the final Mapping Media Freedom’ reports project from 2014-2018 published last days
“A new example of the dramatic condition of the Italian media”
The international journalist union defines it as such after the neo-Fascist aggression at Verano Cemetery. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe says “Arrest them”. The aggression on the 7th January 2019 in Rome, at the Verano cemetery (read here), resonated abroad, having an impact even stronger than in Italy, where there is still […]