Deputy Premier and Labour and
Industry Minister Luigi Di Maio on Monday blasted Italian
newspapers' coverage of the government and said legislation is
on the way to ensure media organs are not seeking to further
hidden economic interests.
"The operation to discredit this government continues without
rest," 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader Di Maio said on Facebook.
"The newspaper publishers have their hands in the pasta
everywhere in State concessions: motorways, telecommunications,
energy, water.
"The order to attack the M5S with any type of falsehood and
conjecture came from the owners.
"This is no longer free journalism.
"It is necessary to have a law to ensure the publishers are
pure (of other economic interests) and the journalists are free
to do investigations".
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