https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Just weeks after going on trial in a case brought by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Italian investigative journalist Roberto Saviano was back in court on Wednesday facing allegations of defamation lodged by Meloni's deputy, Matteo Salvini. https://www.thelocal.it/20230201/second-italian-minister-takes-anti-mafia-reporter-saviano-to-court Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:37:40 +0100 second-italian-minister-takes-anti-mafia-reporter-saviano-to-court Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday she will not withdraw her defamation suit against anti-mafia reporter Roberto Saviano, despite growing criticism that her position of power might skew the trial in her favour. https://www.thelocal.it/20221129/italys-hard-right-pm-will-not-back-down-on-reporter-defamation-trial Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:46:33 +0100 italys-hard-right-pm-will-not-back-down-on-reporter-defamation-trial Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is taking one of Italy's best-known investigative journalists to court for alleged defamation in the second such trial since she took power last month. https://www.thelocal.it/20221122/italys-hard-right-pm-takes-another-investigative-reporter-to-court Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:15:30 +0100 italys-hard-right-pm-takes-another-investigative-reporter-to-court A trial pitting Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni against investigative journalist Roberto Saviano opened on Tuesday, with the anti-mafia author accused of defamation for an outburst over her stance on migrants. https://www.thelocal.it/20221115/anti-mafia-reporter-on-trial-for-defaming-italys-far-right-pm Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:56:02 +0100 anti-mafia-reporter-on-trial-for-defaming-italys-far-right-pm Italian anti-mafia journalist Roberto Saviano stands trial next week on defamation charges brought by Giorgia Meloni, now Italy's prime minister, for a 2020 outburst criticising her stance on migrants. https://www.thelocal.it/20221113/press-freedom-fears-as-italy-pm-meloni-takes-saviano-to-trial Sun, 13 Nov 2022 10:50:01 +0100 press-freedom-fears-as-italy-pm-meloni-takes-saviano-to-trial Journalist Stefano Origone told of being brutally beaten by riot police while reporting on a protest in Genova. https://www.thelocal.it/20190524/i-thought-i-would-die-italian-journalist-in-hospital-after-assault-by-riot-police Fri, 24 May 2019 19:05:07 +0200 i-thought-i-would-die-italian-journalist-in-hospital-after-assault-by-riot-police Freedom of the press is not something you can take for granted in Italy. On World Press Freedom Day, The Local takes a look at the main issues affecting Italian media. https://www.thelocal.it/20190503/what-you-need-to-know-about-press-freedom-in-italy-in-2019 Fri, 03 May 2019 18:36:35 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-press-freedom-in-italy-in-2019 Italian author Roberto Saviano is the most high-profile of the many Italian journalists needing police protection - which his country's far-right interior minister has threatened to remove. https://www.thelocal.it/20190213/anti-mafia-author-saviano-wont-be-intimidated-by-salvini Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:18:11 +0100 anti-mafia-author-saviano-wont-be-intimidated-by-salvini Press freedom in Italy "clearly deterioriated" in 2018 and the country now has the highest number of threats to journalists in Europe, a new report said today. https://www.thelocal.it/20190212/government-to-blame-for-decline-in-italian-press-freedom-eu-report Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:00:57 +0100 government-to-blame-for-decline-in-italian-press-freedom-eu-report Two reporters for Italy’s L'Espresso magazine were assaulted by far-right extremists yesterday at the Verano cemetery in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20190108/two-journalists-attacked-by-far-right-extremists-in-rome Tue, 08 Jan 2019 11:25:56 +0100 two-journalists-attacked-by-far-right-extremists-in-rome Journalists in all countries are increasingly becoming easy targets for organised criminals. https://www.thelocal.it/20181129/journalists-an-easy-target-for-mafia-says-watchdog Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:48:58 +0100 journalists-an-easy-target-for-mafia-says-watchdog Journalists protested in the streets today after Five Star government ministers called reporters 'whores' and 'jackals' in an attack of 'unprecedented seriousness.' https://www.thelocal.it/20181113/protests-across-italy-over-government-attacks-on-freedom-of-the-press Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:28:39 +0100 protests-across-italy-over-government-attacks-on-freedom-of-the-press Italian President Sergio Mattarella spoke out after Five Star politicians called journalists 'prostitutes' and 'jackals'. https://www.thelocal.it/20181112/italian-president-defends-free-press-after-government-ministers-insult-journalists Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:52:15 +0100 italian-president-defends-free-press-after-government-ministers-insult-journalists A notorious Italian mobster, Roberto Spada, was sentenced on Monday to six years in jail for violently assaulting a journalist during an interview in 2017, the video of which immediately went viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20180619/italy-mafia-roberto-spada-jailed-attack-on-journalist-daniele-piervincenzi Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:45:14 +0200 italy-mafia-roberto-spada-jailed-attack-on-journalist-daniele-piervincenzi Freedom of press has been enshrined in Italian law for over 150 years, but it's not something we should take for granted. On World Press Freedom Day, The Local takes a look at some of the main issues affecting freedom of the media in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180503/press-freedom-in-italy-six-key-things-to-know Thu, 03 May 2018 15:04:10 +0200 press-freedom-in-italy-six-key-things-to-know The Sicilian mafia sought to have a journalist killed for his reporting on their activities, investigators said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180410/italian-mafia-kill-journalist-paolo-borrometi Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:01:19 +0200 italian-mafia-kill-journalist-paolo-borrometi Italy tumbled 24 places in the latest press freedom index by Reporters Without Borders, owing to mafia threats and "unjustified" legal action against journalists. https://www.thelocal.it/20150212/mafia-behind-italys-dramatic-press-freedom-decline Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:33:00 +0100 mafia-behind-italys-dramatic-press-freedom-decline Italy must stop imprisoning journalists for defamation, the country's highest court has ruled, a move seen as a boost for press freedom following widespread criticism from rights groups. https://www.thelocal.it/20140314/italy-is-too-harsh-on-journalists-court Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:47:00 +0100 italy-is-too-harsh-on-journalists-court Press freedom in Italy has made great strides over the past year, with the country climbing nine places in the annual index produced by Reporters Without Borders. https://www.thelocal.it/20140212/italy-climbs-up-press-freedom-table Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:53:00 +0100 italy-climbs-up-press-freedom-table