Last month, a prominent writer accused RAI of censorship after the reading of an anti-fascist monologue was abruptly halted “for editorial reasons”. The monologue was scheduled to be broadcast on the RAI 3 TV channel on April 25, a public holiday celebrating Italy's liberation from fascism in 1945.
The broadcaster's main journalists' union, Usigurai, said in a statement on Monday that it was “going on strike to protect the autonomy and independence of public radio and television services from the widespread control of the information space by politicians.”
The broadcaster responded, saying it was “committed to protecting the values of pluralism and freedom of expression.”
Meloni's government declined to comment for this article, but has been accused of strategically using libel lawsuits to silence dissent in the media, including the charges against the Domani newspaper and journalist Roberto Saviano. There is.
Francesco Lollobrigida, Meloni's brother-in-law and a cabinet minister, filed a criminal complaint against a commentator on the independent La7 channel, saying Lollobrigida “spoke as if he were a stranger.” gau lighter”, referring to regional leaders of Adolf Hitler's party.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani of the centre-right Go Italia party, who previously worked as a RAI journalist, said there had always been a political presence there. Tajani told a press conference on Monday that he left RAI several years ago because the Italian Communist Party was recruiting members inside recording studios.
