An unfair justice system that works in reverse
There are inattentions, legislative gaps and broken promises behind the story told by Vecellio and the cases of journalists who pay damages instead of publishers
Entries by Alberto Spampinato
Verano trial: the prosecutordemands 6 years
Sentence requested for the members of Forza Nuova and Avanguardia Nazionale accused of aggression and robbery of a journalist and a photographer of L’Espresso.
Is the dignity of a journalist worth so little?
On the compensation awarded by the Court of Paola to the journalist Paolo Orofino for a wallop.
Ossigeno Media News Review – March 3rd, 2020
Here is a brief review of some topics highlighted recently by NGO and international organizations for media freedom
For the Council of Europe: 29 journalists in Italy threatened in 5 years
This is the number of alerts on the Council’s Platform, 65 times fewer episodes than Ossigeno and 8 times fewer than those of the Italian Ministry of the Interior.
The public radio-tv was not impartial -1.5 million euro fine from AGCOM
The disparity and lack of transparency in the sale of advertising was also identified.
A bad year has ended but 2020 has also begun badly
The seriousness of the phenomenon of intimidation is now well known and documented, but countermeasures are slow in coming
If journalists reported better the news on threats
The lack of media attention given to threats on reporters is wearying.
Police and video footage: rules and fair play
Police officers cannot delete or seize photos and videos without a magistrate’s warrant. The case of Cosimo Caridi in Rome is emblematic.
Reporter in trouble for a phone call to a magistrate
Silvio Leoni was subject to a search, the confiscation of his mobile phone and is under investigation for serious offences for telephoning the President of the Court of Assizes of Bologna