http://www.opendemocracy.net/media-globalmediaownership/article_63.jsp Comments for "Can Berlusconi do no right?, Ruggero Ranieri " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/media-globalmediaownership/article_63.jsp The state of Italian television, and Berlusconi's role in it, is less one-sided than Mastrolonardo suggests. By helping to challenge state monopoly in the past, and responding to changing audience preferences, Berlusconi has not just used his media influence for political ends. The variegated Italian television landscape may lack for quality, but it cannot override people&#146;s democratic choices.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/media-globalmediaownership/article_63.jsp" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/media-globalmediaownership/article_63.jsp">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/media-globalmediaownership/article_63.jsp#comment europe democracy &amp; power global media ownership media &amp; the net Original Copyright Ruggero Ranieri Thu, 14 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0000 63 at http://www.opendemocracy.net