"Carlo Fuortes cited a political conflict as the reason for his departure in May 2023, a year before the end of his term. The top posts quickly went to nominees with ties to Meloni's Brothers of Italy, a party with neofascist roots."
"Giampaolo Rossi, a former Rai board member who has in the past voiced support for Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orban and Donald Trump, now leads Italy's national public broadcaster Rai."
"Public service media are meant to provide quality, unbiased, fact-driven content accessible to the broadest audience as part of a free, plural media that safeguards the rule of law."
"In Hungary, public TV and radio are propaganda machines, and the watchdog Reporters Without Borders estimates that the government controls about 80% of the country's outlets."
Carlo Fuortes resigned as CEO of Italy's public broadcaster Rai due to political conflict, leading to the appointment of Giampaolo Rossi, who has ties to far-right ideologies. This shift aims to reshape Rai's narrative. In France, the far-right National Rally plans to privatize public broadcasting, claiming it is too left-leaning. Public service media should provide unbiased content, but in Hungary, state-controlled media serve as propaganda tools, with the government controlling a significant portion of outlets.
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