1.0The Media for Democracy Monitorhttps://euromediagroup.org/mdmrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GfQdemc3j8"><a href="https://euromediagroup.org/mdm/reports/ed2020/italy-f3-diversity-of-news-sources/">Italy – (F3) Diversity of news sources</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://euromediagroup.org/mdm/reports/ed2020/italy-f3-diversity-of-news-sources/embed/#?secret=GfQdemc3j8" width="600" height="338" title="“Italy – (F3) Diversity of news sources” — The Media for Democracy Monitor" data-secret="GfQdemc3j8" 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> Within the Italian news media system, approximately seven out of ten news stories are based on just one source. Government sources enjoy considerable importance, and personal contacts are one of the most-used sources. News agencies and press releases are also referred to. No systematic data is available concerning the use of press releases.