'News Blackout' to Hit Italy

Italian journalists say they will stage a "news blackout" to protest a proposed law that could hinder the media freedom in the European country.

Some 2,000 journalists filled Rome's Piazza Navonna on Wednesday to protest the move, and pledged a news blackout on July 9 to protest the law, which is seen as a threat to the free flow of information, The Boston Globe reported.'

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