OSCE Media Representative asks Berlusconi for clarification on removal of TV programmes
Freimut Duve, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, speaking to journalists after a press conference, 14 February 2001. (Michal Olejarnik/OSCE) Photo details
VIENNA, 27 June 2002 - In a letter to the Italian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Silvio Berlusconi, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has asked for clarification on the recent removal of two political programmes by the country's state broadcaster, RAI.
"Some voices in Italy, including that of the Italian journalists' union, have called this removal a 'political move', given the fact that you reproached the two journalists running these programmes for having used public television 'in a criminal way'", Mr. Duve said in his letter.
The affected programmes were "Sciusca", hosted by Michele Santoro, and "Il fatto", by Enzo Biagi.