Italian State TV Officials Resign in Child Porn Flap
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ROME — Several Italian state television officials resigned Thursday after state TV aired graphic images in a prime-time news report on child pornography. The broadcasts, seen by nearly 11 million people, shocked Italy and ignited a political firestorm.
The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano criticized TV for worshiping a “cult” of sensational images and said the broadcasts had “violated Italian families” in the guise of news.
An anchorman and two assistant news directors resigned Thursday. Two top news executives offered to follow suit, but RAI-TV rejected the offers late Thursday.
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