Gossip Illegal In Italy

Mandy @ Gone Hollywood | Monday, November 19, 2007

An Italian court ruled last Friday that reporting gossip in Italy will be illegal unless it helps make a larger point about the figure in question.

Is that kind of the way Perez Hilton’s white dots make a larger point? That should be easy enough for Italian gossip writers.

The case is part of an effort to improve standards on Italian television. They’re even stopping reality programming when existing contracts run out.

But critics say the new move only acts to provide ammo for prosecutors seeking to oust problematic programming that now only breaks the anti-gossip rules.

“Everyone will abuse the gossip rules, but now those who do will risk being sanctioned,” said one television producer quoted by news agency ANSA. “The rules cannot be enforced universally but some will have to worry about their rivals using the rules against them.”

The rules will apply to television, print and radio media.

It’s an interesting tactic, but I doubt it works very well. If people want gossip, they’ll find it.

Source: “Italy cracks down on gossip in media” [Hollywood Reporter] via “No ‘Gossip Ragazza’ in the Works” [Mollygood]; Photo: Enchanted Learning

Gossip Illegal In Italy

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