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Paolo Mancini

Paolo Mancini is currently Professor of the Sociology of Communications at the University of Perugia, and contributing editor to the European Journal of Communication. He is the author of seven books on the media.

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Italy's television, Italy's democracy

Silvio Berlusconi’s victory in the Italian general election returned the TV mogul to political power. But the Italian people were not brainwashed by his television stations. Rather, the skills and resources of his corporate machine allowed him to construct the right wing alliance which now dominates Italian politics.