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Rai journalists strike over ‘suffocating control’ by Meloni’s government | Italy | The Guardian

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An Italian union has called for political parties to be “eliminated from Rai” as journalists with the public broadcaster went on strike in protest against the “suffocating control” allegedly being wielded by Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government over their work. The ruling coalition has been accused of influencing programming, including censoring themes that are not in tune with its rightwing stance. The strike on Monday came amid a growing debate in Italy about political influence in the media after Rai was accused of censoring an antifascism monologue that was due to be read on one of its TV talkshows by the high-profile author Antonio Scurati. “This strike is in response to industrial themes … but also there is an aspect linked to the independence and autonomy of journalists,” Daniele Macheda, the president of Usigrai, the main union representing Rai journalists, told reporters in Rome. “Things have happened in Italy, also recently, that do not give us much hope in [the way] things

Rai journalists host a press conference in Rome on Monday about the strike at the public broadcaster. Photograph: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Rai journalists host a press conference in Rome on Monday about the strike at the public broadcaster. Photograph: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/Rex/Shutterstock Italy This article is more than 2 years old Rai journalists strike over ‘suffocating control’ by Meloni’s government This article is more than 2 years old Union calls for end to politicians’ interference in state broadcaster amid debate over censorship Angela Giu

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