Maria Elena Boschi, a lawmaker for the
centrist, opposition Italia Viva (IV) party, on Wednesday
presented a proposal to regulate or limit the presence of
journalists on State broadcaster Rai's programmes in the 'par
condicio' period before elections when networks are obliged to
give each political party an appropriate level of airtime and
visibility.
Former reform minister Boschi told the parliamentary commission
overseeing Rai that "the presence of a journalist who takes part
in a (televised) debate risks having a similar effect to that of
a politician".
Giacomo Lasorella, the president of communications authority
Agcom, said the evaluation of such appearances would have to be
done on a "case-by-case" basis.
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