1.0The Media for Democracy Monitorhttps://euromediagroup.org/mdmrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FAaCxnCQ9i"><a href="https://euromediagroup.org/mdm/reports/ed2020/italy-e4-minority-alternative-media/">Italy – (E4) Minority / Alternative media</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://euromediagroup.org/mdm/reports/ed2020/italy-e4-minority-alternative-media/embed/#?secret=FAaCxnCQ9i" width="600" height="338" title="“Italy – (E4) Minority / Alternative media” — The Media for Democracy Monitor" data-secret="FAaCxnCQ9i" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://euromediagroup.org/mdm/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Minority and alternative media play an important role in the Italian news media market, particularly for linguistic minority groups, who the Italian Constitution guarantees provision of relevant news access by both public and private initiatives. The plurality of non-commercial and civic initiatives, often connected to the so-called third sector, is also meaningful.