Triple slap in the face for the “imaginary censors”. Europe debunks the accusation made by the left against the Meloni government over the alleged attack on press freedom in Italy. On the same day the “martyr Scurati”, in the grip of encirclement syndrome, stumbles upon a sensational gaffe and is forced to apologize to Tg1. And finally, Usigrai, the pro-PD union of Rai journalists, which has just proclaimed a general strike for next May 6th against the parties’ control of public information, is at a loss after the decision of the company’s top management to cancel the bonuses for 2 thousand employees.
It is the black day of anti-fascists and imaginary martyrs. The day after the Liberation is the Caporetto of the left. With order. The first torpedo against Schlein and the red company comes from Brussels: “In Italy there is no censorship alarm.” Silence. Disappointed. «The latest rule of law report finds that the legal framework regulating the media sector in Italy is solid and effective. Media regulators are independent. We continue to follow and monitor developments in all member states”, clarifies a spokesperson for the EU Commission. “It’s a national issue,” he replies on the Scurati case. On Agi the EU spokesperson specifies: “I think there is a lot of speculation.” It’s a late night for the Republic, the Democratic Party and various intellectuals. Suddenly the entire narrative about the return of Fascism to Italy collapses. But the worst is yet to come. In the morning, Scurati, now elected as the “new Matteotti”, in an interview with Repubblica, targets the journalists of the first state TV network: “Tg1 offered the unworthy spectacle of a journalist who asked for my indictment for contempt for the institutions. I have been subjected to threats for some time”, shouts the writer. The direction of Tg1 falls from the new ones. The accusation is false. Scurati must backtrack: «I only realize now that I have unfortunately made an inaccurate statement. The accusation of contempt for the institutions was leveled against me in a television context other than Tg1 and not by a journalist from that newspaper. The chaos of these days has caused me this confusion. As soon as it was reported to me, I tried to remedy it. I sincerely apologize to all the journalists of Tg1.”
It happens. They are the incidents of the unexpected “martyr” success. The writer now sees censorship, fascists and black shirts everywhere. And to conclude on a high note, Rai cuts privileges and bonuses for two thousand journalists. Usigrai loses his temper and invents a strike against political interference. The battle that a section of the Rai media is waging against the Meloni government hides less noble and more trivial reasons: the stop to the 2 thousand euro bonuses for almost two thousand journalists. The news, which drives Usigrai crazy, is a note: “the bonuses are blocked in the absence of company profits”. Also in the background is the race for new boxes. At stake is the management of San Marino RTv.
Leonardo Metalli would be on pole.
