deep and unanimous concern about the state of information in Italy: This was the leitmotif of the discussion held in Zurich on 29 June in the presence of Giuliana Sgrena, a writer and correspondent for the newspaper Il Manifesto. The concerns these days about freedom of the press, but in the debate have been denounced in the most serious diseases of the general Italian information system: by and constraints of public service broadcasting all'incancrenirsi conflict of interest, which gives rise to an information system largely controlled by the Prime Minister.
From our point of view of Italians living in Switzerland, compared with a print and television firmly based on the principles of pluralism, the Italian anomaly in the information field are even more outrageous and unrelated to the European democratic tradition. The complaint emerged in the debate has focused on the main RAI and Mediaset, which convey an image of Italy sweetened, hiding the deep economic crisis and the dramas of social exclusion. Especially in the most-watched newscasts, they propose blatantly pro-government political information, packaged in such a way that marginal and insignificant voice of opposition. Also abroad is even more evident as the entire entertainment programming of the major Italian television networks have had a profound effect in tastes and lifestyles of Italian society, reducing the space for critical thinking and cultural interests higher.
These days in Italy we are faced with yet another deadly attack on freedom of information. With the "gag-law" contained in the draft law on wiretapping is currently before Parliament would be dealt a mortal blow to free expression of the press, which is found in fact unable to take account of the phenomena of corruption and malfeasance .
On behalf of thousands of Italians abroad are determined to protect the image of a modern and civilized country, claiming on behalf of those in Europe and worldwide information objectively on the Italian company, on behalf of those who are rooted in countries where freedom of expression is undeniable, we ask you to stop the "gag-law" and put his hand in a radical way to serious anomalies in the Italian information system . This from its root cause lies in the conflict of interest that the head of government. We demand a commitment to do so to all parliamentarians and we appeal in particular to the elected representatives abroad that are promoting a strong denunciation of the risks run by the Italian democracy in relationship to modern European democracies. For these reasons
express our steadfast commitment to the event promoted Federation of the Italian Press July 1 for the freedom of the press, against the "gag-law" and against the cuts to culture!
The Italian Left in Switzerland, Left Ecology and Freedom, Democratic Party, Italy of Values, Refounded Communist, Italian and Cologne Free ACLI Zurich, Radio Lora Italian
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