Milan court orders journalist Giulia Cortese to pay PM Giorgia Meloni €5,000 ($5,465) in damages for mocking her height on social media.
Milan court orders journalist Giulia Cortese to pay PM Giorgia Meloni €5,000 ($5,465) in damages for mocking her height on social media, plus a suspended fine of €1,200 for body-shaming in a 2021 tweet. This highlights Italy's issue with lawsuits against journalists, ranking 46th in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index. Meloni's lawyer states she will donate any damages received to charity.
July 18, 2024
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