IPI condemns Italy´s decision to cut public funds for media organisations
(World News Austria)

The decision by the Italian government to cut public funds for news organisations as part of the country`s 2019 budget bill has received sustained criticism from journalists` and press freedom organisations in Italy, arguing that it threatens the existence of numerous news organisations, in particular those operating at the local level, silencing important sources of information which greatly contribute to media pluralism in the country. `It is a stab in the back of many small news organisations, representing political, cultural,...