Freedom of speech undermined in Italy

Italian bloggers went on strike in July to protest against government measures that they claim could kill [...] the rights of bloggers to express their opinions.
If the Alfano decree becomes law, it would put websites on a par with newspapers, giving a right to reply to anyone who believes their reputation has been damaged by [...]

Finally some music

Per capirmi è necessaria la curiosità di Ulisse
di viaggiare in solitaria
vedendo il mondo per esistere…

Occhiali Rotti by Bersani, Samuele (Award winning song dedicated to freelance journalist Enzo Baldoni, Amnesty International Italy)

Media Coverage : G20 in London

Super funny :-)

12 of the finest double-entendres that were aired on > British TV
1. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator – “And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria . I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!”
2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator – “Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him.’ >
3. Ted Walsh – [...]

Media & Politics – from “The Foreign Correspondent”, by A. Furst

Time to share a nice quote with you. I’m reading this book by Alan Furst titled “The Foreign Correspondent”.
It’s a very interesting book. Set around the years 1938-1939 follows the adventures and struggles of Mr Weisz, a journalist at Reuters, in Paris.
This is a brief extract from the book, a conversation between Mr Weisz and [...]