Govt 'deaf to press freedom' - newspaper publishers

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 14 - The Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers (FIEG) is appealing to parliament to boost support for the press, accusing the government of ignoring the sector's needs in the 2025 budget law.
    "The government is turning a deaf ear to any initiatives to support pluralism and freedom of the press,' said FIEG president Andrea Riffeser Monti in the appeal, which will be published in Italian dailies and magazines.
    "We cannot fail to take note of the government taking flight when it comes to any concrete initiative to support quality, professional news coverage.
    "Such disconcerting behaviour jeopardises the jobs of hundreds of journalists and thousands of employees of our companies, as well as undermining the citizens' right to be informed". (ANSA).