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Transcript: Difference between Italian and British newspaper Liceo scientifico "A. Labriola" Presentation by Gaia Iazzetta a.s. 2021/22 Italian newspapers Ownership and freedom of speech in newspapers The Italian newspapers are generally owned by entrepreneurs. Il Corriere della Sera, for instance, is owned by Diego della Valle and RCS Media Group. Della Valle, who has shares in a number of enterprises, has distanced himself from Berlusconi after backing him in his entrance in Italian politics. Obviously, Berlusconi is a major player in the Italian journalism. For his role in TV you will have to read the next post but, as many of you might already know, he’s a big book and newspaper publisher. He and his family own Libero and Il Giornale, while owners of Il Foglio and weekly Panorama are on his side. The fact that a major political player (and the most powerful in the last few years) basically owns newspapers makes the question of bias come up every day in Italian journalism. However, the newspapers’ panorama in Italy is considerably wide and, for those who read the papers, it is generally easy enough to figure out if the news are biased or not. Our biggest problems with bias come with TV, but for that you’ll have to wait until the next post. Style Style Italian and British journalism couldn’t be more different in style. While British journalism is all about writing news in the shortest and simplest style, Italian news are much longer. Journalists like to use figures of speech and other “arty” stuff in them. This is because the Italian culture is permeated by literature: no matter which school you attend, in Italy you’re supposed to know at least the basics of literature and of text analysis. Thus, the average reader generally knows what the journalist is talking about. Mainpapers Mainpapers Il Corriere della Sera (impartial) La Stampa (impartial) Il Manifesto, Liberazione, L'Unità (radical left) La Repubblica (center left) Libero, Il Giornale, Il Foglio (right-wing) Avvenire (Vatican newspaper) La Gazzetta dello Sport Il Corriere dello Sport British newspaper Ownership and freedom of speech in newspapers According to the New York Times, "Britain has a long tradition of a free, inquisitive press", but "[u]nlike the United States, Britain has no constitutional guarantee of press freedom." Freedom of the press was established in Great Britain in 1695, with Alan Rusbridger, former editor of The Guardian, stating: "When people talk about licensing journalists or newspapers the instinct should be to refer them to history. Read about how licensing of the press in Britain was abolished in 1695. Remember how the freedoms won here became a model for much of the rest of the world, and be conscious how the world still watches us to see how we protect those freedoms." Style Style The quality of writing in broadsheets tends to be fairly high with acclaimed journalists, politicians and civil servants writing guest columns in these newspapers. The content in these broadsheets is current affairs, economics and business. Studies show that the typical reader of broadsheets in the UK is most interested in high quality, accurate journalism that provides depth and educated opinions about global affairs. If you’re an advanced speaker in English and looking to challenge your reading, then these are the newspapers to look out for. Mainpapers Mainpapers The Sunday Times (centre-right) The Times (right-wing) The Sunday Telegraph (right-wing) The Observer (centre-left) i (centrist) The Guardian (centre-left) The Indipendent (centrist) Financial Times (centrist) Tabloid newspaper Tabloids in the UK Historically, the British tabloid press has been a thorn in the side of the U.K.’s royal family. According to the BBC, the Palace has taken legal action against these papers regarding invasions of privacy a number of times over the span of three decades. In one instance in the 1990s, Princess Diana began litigation against the Daily Mirror over published photos taken of her at the gym without her knowledge or consent (the case was later settled out of court). No tabloids We don't have tabloids + In Italy we don’t have tabloids. Even though the newspapers’ considerably small size might be misleading, the content is not like the one you find in British tabloids. We don’t have papers as big as broadsheets, but their content is still definitely as “serious” as the one in broadsheets is. Even though we don’t have tabloids though, you will find that in “biased” papers (such as right or left-wing) have more tabloid-like articles and headlines.We don’t have “Page 3 girls” on our papers and I think many people would have a fit if we did.
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