Italian and British media exchange insults
by Caroline Prosser (staff) | Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Flag outside Romes's Vittorio Emanuele monument, Ed Yourdon/Flickr
British newspaper The Times today published a satirical article entitled Cool Italia: we salute you a response to a front page editorial published by Italian, Berlusconi-owned newspaper Il Giornale claiming that Italy has beaten the UK on the world stage in the fields of the economy, politics, industry, crime, fashion, football and tourism.
The Times amended the list to include jibes directed at Italians on organised crime, corruption, bottom-pinching, fashion and sense of humour.
Italian feathers were initially ruffled by a report in British newspaper The Guardian critical of the PM’s performance as host during G8.
The newspaper cited senior Western officials saying the G8 summit preparations were chaotic and that there was pressure to expel Italy from the group, a report dismissed by the PM as a “colossal error by a small newspaper”.
July 19th, 2009 at 00:23
yes,everything funny,perhaps true as well.
but what does italians as to do with berlusconi’s owned giournalists that write ridiculous things.
that article should focus more on how berlusconi’s empire made Italy in terms off presss a
PARTIAL FREE COUNTRIE,i.e.
cordiali saluti..and keep your eyes on us.
July 26th, 2009 at 00:26
Berlusconi is a clown. I adore the British and I am Italian…
July 27th, 2009 at 09:39
Il Giornale is not a serious newspaper, everybody knows it
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