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Raffaele Mastrolonardo

Raffaele Mastrolonardo received his PhD in Political Philosophy at the University of Torino, Italy. Currently a journalist, he writes on technology for various newspapers and web sites. He also collaborates with several magazines writing on politics and media.

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Media concentration: the Italian case-study

Silvio Berlusconi already controls three of the four main private TV channels in Italy, but he is intent also on using patronage to dominate Rai, the public sector network. When the prime minister of a country and its most powerful media magnate are the same person, how healthy can its democracy be?