On 2-5-2009 13:42, Carlo C. wrote:
> andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> On 2-5-2009 11:06, Carlo C. wrote:
>>> andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>>>> On 2-5-2009 10:29, Carlo C. wrote:
>>>>> Italy is the only European country to be downgraded in the last year from the
>>>>> category of "countries with free press" to countries where press freedom is
>>>>> "partial".
>>>> Do you have a source?
>>>>
>>> http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=445
>> It is not on that page. On page 16 there is a small 2009 map that I can
>> not find anywhere else on the site. That has indeed italy again in
>> yellow (2004-2006 it was also yellow).
>>
>> It seems as if the Italians every now and then vote for a partial free
>> press.
> 
> The Italian newspapers led me into error, sorry.

No need to say sorry. It appears that you are right, but that the data 
is not so easy to find.

> In summary:
> - Political right is ok.
> - Civil liberties is downgraded from 1 to 2. :-(

Yes, but that is only Berlusconi. As soon as you stop electing someone 
who controls the main media and who needs to be a politician just to 
stay out of jail, you'll get back to a 1 status.

> The Freedom status is still *FREE*.
> But Italy is the *only* country in Western Europe downgraded.
> 
> http://www.freedomhouse.org/uploads/fiw09/FIW09_Tables&GraphsForWeb.pdf

That's the bunny.

> 
> In italian, "Sei un osso duro", Andrel!
> :-)

My italian is not so good and my latin is a bit rusty. :(

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