The demonstration announced on Saturday by the secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein, to defend “the right to correct information in the public service, freedom of the press and investigative journalism will take place on February 7th in front of Rai. So, in the middle of the Sanremo Festival. After having fought for months against the danger of fascism, this is, therefore, the new emergency and the flagship on which the leader of the Democratic Party has decided to focus. Schlein motivated his call for demonstration with these words: «The Democratic Party is mobilizing to defend freedom of the press and the value of a public service that is truly free and plural and that cannot be at the service of the government of the day and its advertising. We will demonstrate at Rai to defend information pluralism and the quality of information, which is an inalienable right of every citizen. The mark has been exceeded.” In short, after years of calling the shots at Rai, the Democratic Party has now decided that the time has come to rebel. Obviously taking to the streets, during Sanremo, to be more noticed.
What about the 5 Star Movement? With a long Facebook post by the president of the Rai Supervisory Committee, Barbara Floridia, the 5 Stars distance themselves from Schlein’s attempt to reach a unitary opposition proposal for a reform of Rai’s governance. Carlo Calenda is available for comparison. Nicola Fratoianni and Angelo Bonelli are available. But a different indication comes from the Movement: «A reform just for the opposition? Thinking about structuring a reform proposal involving exclusively opposition political forces would lead us to a new dead end.”
Source: IL Tempo
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