The first flash of ANSA that on January 31, 2015 broke the news of the election as head of state , with a photo of the applause of Parliament in joint session for the twelfth president of the history of the Republic . It is the tribute of ANSA to Sergio Mattarella who today visited the historic headquarters in via della Dataria on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the agency.
ANSAA Mattarella for 75 years: "Public support to agencies"
Received by President Giulio Anselmi, director Luigi Contu and CEO Stefano De Alessandri, Mattarella met ANSA journalists in the newsroom .
"75 years recall that ANSA has been the instrument with which freedom of the press and information has been affirmed in our country," said Mattarella.
"This formula" of the press agencies "which intends to guarantee information to the media gives a public character to this activity": said the president, Informing the media is a decisive element for democracy in our country - he added -. This makes clear the needs for support from the institutions. Freedom of the press is among the guiding principles of democracy and our Constitution . "
"That of verifying news is the tradition of the big agencies. This is increasingly important, also because we are in the season of fake news, with which it is easy to build news and titles that confuse, not corresponding to reality," said the boss of the state. "This is a responsibility - he added - to always provide timely news, with credibility and authoritativeness. The more authoritative the more the news is confirmed. There is a virus circulating among the many newspapers in our country, and not only, the fear of 'piercing' a piece of news. So there is no need to shy away from chasing a title without making the necessary checks ".
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The role of news agencies in the fight against fake news and headlines that confuse. The head of state spoke about it by visiting the ANSA headquarters, on the 75th anniversary of its foundation pic.twitter.com/UWuFcTnRWf
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