Wide Angle . The Prime Minister and the Press . Interactive Challenge: Power and the Press

How much do you know about media control and influence in Italy and around the world? From dictatorships to democracies, test your knowledge of the complicated relationship between journalism and governmental power.

Approximately what percentage of Italy's broadcast media does Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi have indirect, if not direct, control over?


	10 30 60 90

In what African country were three journalists arrested in 2002 for misreporting a story about a woman's beheading?


	Angola Botswana Sudan Zimbabwe

What position did Italy hold on the 2002 Worldwide Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders?


	5th 21st 40th 86th

In which of the following countries have restrictions been placed on al-Jazeera television reporters?


	Kuwait Saudi Arabia United States of America All of the Above

Until what year was RAI, the state broadcaster, the only station officially permitted to broadcast nationally in Italy?


	1965 1975 1985 1995

Under what charges were 26 Cuban journalists arrested in March 2003?


	Supporting the U.S.-led "war on terror" Endangering the independence and unity of Cuba Criticizing Fidel Castro Misreporting a controversial murder trial

During the era of entirely state-sponsored national television, which of Italy's political parties was not affiliated with an RAI television station?


	Christian Democratic Socialist Republican Communist

Which of the following Western media agents has been banned in China?


	THE ECONOMIST magazine Google BBC World TV All of the Above

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