Italian right-wing and far-right media getting very nervous today, attacking me and @GreensEFA because we want @europarl_en to issue a resolution against the appointment of Roberto Sergio, a well-known far-right figure, as head of the #RAI. https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/europa/mettono-pericolo-democrazia-sinistra-europea-solita-2157203.html
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Fascism is NOT democratic and we are concerned that the extreme right is placing its propagandists in leading public media positions. They won't make them any more critical or pluralistic, but will turn them into mouthpieces for hatred, fear and plots. https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2023/05/19/italy-far-right-executive-takes-control-of-public-broadcaster-rai/
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That's nothing new. We see it in Hungary, where there are almost no independent media left exercising their role as the Fourth Estate. The situation is of grave concern. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/02/hungary-independent-media-editors-reporters-orban
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And make no mistake. Neither @FratellidItalia, @LegaSalvini or @berlusconi's media attacks will scare us into giving up. The reactionaries will be fought everywhere, including in the European Parliament.
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That's why #MediaFreedomAct is so important in guaranteeing a minimum degree of democratic independence, plurality and transparency for all European media regardless of the current government. We defend free speech and information before their attacks. https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/european-media-freedom-act/44458
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