Il manifesto was founded April 28, 1971. But since February this year Italy’s not-for-profit independent communist daily has been on life support after state subsidies were cut. They haven’t given up. Since February, it launched a massive campaign it called “without end”. Hundreds of meetings, events and debates have been organised across the country. Many … Continue reading
Italy’s radical left press, once thriving, is in danger of extinction. ‘Monti is succeeding where Berlusconi failed’ read a headline line in yesterday’s radical il manifesto newspaper. The depressing news announced by the communist title was that liquidators were coming in. The state subsidy that supports the non-profit making press had been cut so much by … Continue reading
A collapse in advertising, falling sales and cuts to subsidies to have taken their toll on left and progressive newspapers on the Continent, threatening media plurality at a time when alternative views on the impact and solution to the bankers’ debt crisis are crucial. Italy Published since 1991, Liberazione, the newspaper of Italy’s Communist Refoundation … Continue reading