«In recent days, information relating to the last municipal council of Agnone have been reported partially. The minority councilor Scarano due to internal disputes, he decided to revoke his confidence in the councilor Paoletti, we take note of it. But during the public meeting we discuss topics that concern the community, i.e dirty clothes they wash themselves elsewhere.”
Thus in a post on social media the mayor of Agnone, Daniele SaiaThat despite not having a press officeas the law would require, it also claims to dictate the agenda of the local press as well. The journalists who followed, in presence or remotely, the works of the City Council, wrote, write and elevate to the rank of news, i.e. facts of public interest, what they believe best, in science and conscience and also in absolute freedom while we’re at it. Newspapers are not house organ of the Municipality, nor of the municipal administration.
The municipal administration, if it deems it, could begin to respect the law by setting up a press office, managed by a member of the journalists’ register, thus sending press releases according to its needs or sensitivities, thus providing its own point of view which evidently would be different from that of journalists.
More convenient and simple, but also smarter, to continue posting showgirls his social networks. And in fact Mayor Saia continues in his post: «I would instead like to shift attention to the budget and the results obtained by the administration. I’m happy to report that we’re closing out 2023 without it deficit and with a surplus equal to 2 million and 200 thousand eurosof which I am free 60 thousand euros which we will use to purchase the covering sheet for the football pitch near the swimming pool and the roof of the structure owned by the Municipality in the “Secular” area”.
Well, with part of that administration surplus, perhaps, the administration could think about equipping itself with planned press office, paying a journalist to write press releases to send to the press. Obviously, the freedom of journalists and newspapers to publish them or not would remain unquestionable, given that in there is no obligation to a liberal democratic state in the West in this sense.
“As for the waste tax for the year 2023, there will be small increases due to ISTAT adjustments required by law. – Saia continues in his post – Ensuring citizens’ peace of mind, however, remains one of our primary objectives. For this reason we have decided as an administration to take the responsibility of not burdening the pockets of the people of Agnon with regards to the increases established by ARERA, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment”.
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