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'It's less risky to criticise the Pope', said one Italian journalist (Photo: European Union)

Analysis

Italy's journalism never recovered from Berlusconi — under Meloni, it's getting worse

'It's less risky to criticise the Pope', said one Italian journalist (Photo: European Union)

Journalism in Italy, unlike infotainment, has not been in good shape for decades.

Every Italian journalist knows the problems: precarious and very poorly-paid work, the risk of being sued or even threatened, the fact that many media (both national and local) are controlled by economic groups whose core business is elsewhere, the p...

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