(December 15, 2024, Il Fatto Quotidiano)

In Italy, as in other Western countries, most media outlets are controlled by a few wealthy elites, including Cairo (Corriere della Sera, La7), Agnelli (Repubblica, La Stampa), Berlusconi (Mediaset), Caltagirone (Il Messaggero, Il Mattino), and Angelucci (Il Giornale, Il Tempo, Libero). This overlap between media and economic power has compromised information integrity, leading to a loss of credibility, prestige, and readers. Between 2013 and 2020, major Italian newspapers (Corriere della Sera, Repubblica, Il Sole 24 Ore, and La Stampa) lost 44-54% of their circulation. Similar trends are evident internationally, with UK newspapers dropping 30% in the same period, and the Washington Post losing 77 million dollars in 2023 and half its readership since 2020.