Storm Over Italian Rai: ‘No to Nationalist Channel’

The Italian public broadcaster, Rai, is launching a new digital channel. The head of Rai, Giampaolo Rossi, described the channel as promoting a ‘narrative of the real country.’ Opposition parties have criticized the channel, calling it a ‘scempio’ (atrocity) of the public service.

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