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the evening of January 27 last aired yet another episode of Annozero program of deepening political broadcast on RAI Due and hosted by journalist Michele Santoro . Now, being Annozero a program of deepening political, elaborates it - at last! - news events policy, inviting various guests (political and otherwise) to speak on an issue. That day, as even in these days, the issue in question was the so-called Ruby-gate, which is the scandal involving the President Berlusconi , which is still under investigation by the judiciary with the dual charges of extortion and child prostitution.

The program starts. As usual, apart from the "Before Annozero ", or which displays a preview to the public documents that introduce the theme of the evening. The documents shown in this preview are the statements and testimony from some of the protagonists of the Ruby-gate, including Lele Mora, that tell a part of what took place during the evenings of Arcore bunga-bunga.

Mauro Masi, director general of RAI

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Immediately after the "Before Annozero", however, that live here get a phone call is Mauro Masi, Director General of RAI . With a strange breath that clearly betrays his anxiety and restlessness, Masi told Santoro that he feels compelled to dissociate themselves from the way in which the journalist is conducting its transmission and even that his conduct would breach the rules with which permitted television programs to tell legal proceedings (the legal proceedings to which Masi referenced are precisely the investigation of the case Ruby). Then Santoro appeals to the responsibility that Masi has as director general and formally asked whether it should stop the transmission, since he speaks of a breach of rules: "I'm going on the air only if I am respecting the rules." But Masi is the vague, hesitates and is not allowed to terminate the episode, but merely to reaffirm that he, personally, want to distance themselves from the program. Irritated, Santoro then greets the manager with an annoyed "Good night." Before making a brief comment to this exchange, we hear the exact words that the two have exchanged ...

We make many reflections on the ground that has pushed Masi to intervene even live. Certainly does not stand on the pretext of violation of media representation of legal proceedings, because, if you really Santoro had violated any rule, there would be no saints: the program was closed for sure. However, it is strange that the Director General of RAI will take the trouble to call in live during the broadcast of a program of his same network, just to say he wants it behind them. One might respond: "Who cares?". Everyone is free to think whatever they want, but it is not clear what use has even bother to call in live to tell! If the call was served to suspend the transmission time would be one thing motivated: in that case the intervention of the Director General would have been appropriate and timely manner. But they have not been violated rules, then even the most naive eye, this statement reeks a bit '.

reeks of servility in particular, because it had all the appearance of the warning. Those words sounded like a call for Santoro to be careful because, up there, someone does not like having to talk about certain topics, even if these issues relate directly and near the Italian political world.

What he wanted, our Masi, who spoke in a program like Annozero ? Did he who did a good bet on increasing the price of zucchini? Or maybe you would prefer to devote the episode Santoro outlet from the last contestant of Big Brother? Annozero is a political program, ergo you confront political issues. And since Silvio Berlusconi is the first politician of our country, then make information on legal proceedings against him in the squad is well within the themes of such a program.

This is particularly true if we consider that in Mediaset (TV that is owned by Berlusconi) of these things, of course, is never discussed. Oh, you want to find in Mediaset ass and tits! Mediaset To distract the public may happily with the faces from the soap opera of Barbara D'Urso, or the incompetence of titanic Alessia Marcuzzi, or even by the pathetic lack of impartiality by Emilio Fede ... But woe betide anyone who dares to raise uncomfortable issues against Prime Minister! Those topics are taboo. People must be brought to think of others, must keep the mind occupied in these frivolous and should not have access to true information.

Given this, well that RAI is someone "dare" to talk about these issues. Mind you I do not do apology for the RAI, nor Annozero , let alone the same Santoro, of which I do not care at all. The fact is that the call of Masi is the latest sign of something bigger: the freedom of information in our country is no longer guaranteed and respected as it once was. Maybe someone from another network, if he can say things opposite to those spoken by Santoro (hooray pluralism of opinions), but that does not exist in this way detracts from what, until proven otherwise, is and remains the work a journalist who speaks up evidence and official documents, without inventing lies. What are these taboos? How you can afford to discredit the information in this way? If you do not like to Masi Annozero that looks The island's famous : nobody cares his personal opinion! But we also wanted to direct veiled threat.

RAI In truth this is nothing new: there are many cases of censorship television, direct and obvious, or more hidden and discreet. To name only the most extreme cases: a Sabina Guzzanti was removed from the program schedule R [a] IOT - Weapons of mass distraction , as in the first episode he talked about the economic affairs of Berlusconi, the comedian Paolo Rossi found himself suspended half of his show this evening reads Molière because according to experts in RAI it contained too much profanity (A stupid excuse to mask the fact that the show was configured as a parody of the character Berlusconi), the same Santoro, Enzo Biagi and together with Daniele Luttazzi, had to suffer expulsion from the TV in their programs because they had talked about events that concerned the Prime Minister ... the list goes on.

In opening Raiperunanotte (aired March 25) Santoro, referring to recent events, media censorship signed Berlusconi (the case was still fresh of the story Mills, bribed by Mr Berlusconi's lawyer), he spoke President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano: "Dear President Napolitano, we are not to fascism [...], but some similarities are nevertheless worrying, 'and I feel he was right: this way of controlling the information closely resembles the that was made during the Mussolini years, when everything that could tarnish or impair the image of the Duce was not to be disclosed. Indeed, the Duce could personally control the press, radio and newsreels, so that they only transmit information that depicts him as an infallible leader in people's eyes and immaculate.

In recent years, fortunately, there are so many TV channels and each can have its say, we are also still in a democracy and we still have a constitution to guarantee this, then speak to the dictatorial regime would be an exaggeration. But, in fact, these analogies are! It means you have blinders on not to notice them. I do not want to make comparisons sinister, but noted that there is an ongoing way of doing very dangerous. The truth must be disclosed, especially if our head of government is allowed to use his power as he likes, such as phone-in programs, insulting the people who tell the truth about him or simply discussing the problems that the protagonist, with total rudeness and in full violation of the rules of common sense, as if he were in his living room. Like the time that Berlusconi telephoned directly by Santoro because he felt the need to tell him that his program did not like ...

; ... or when, more recently (it was just last January 24, three days before the phone call from Masi), Berlusconi, prey to megalomania pure and uncontrollable, he lifted the phone and called her, always live, Gad Lerner during the conduct of the infidel , rudely insulting and putting down safely. I repeat, as if he were at home.