We don’t normally address questions of media policy abroad on this blog, but the situation in Italy seems worthy of highlighting.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been increasingly critical of the media, recently giving public voice to a cause that is apparently very close to his heart: “Italian citizens, please go on strike. Stop buying newspapers for a while. They only tell lies. They totally disinform. They give an upside down view of reality.”
He got a strike, but not the one that he intended.