Severe curbs on reporters’ freedom to report not only expose those reporters to retribution for nothing more than doing their job and assisting in the public flow of reliable information, they threaten the freedom of individuals to know about their world and make informed decisions about who should govern their communities and their future.

I would rephrase Denver’s account, and say it like this: “Such extreme limitations on press freedom democracy in Italy”. There is no reason for such laws except to help public officials cover up criminal ties and bad behavior, or to justify the courts’ inability to behave responsibly in an environment of open information flows.