Here's what happens to government-funded journalism when the authoritarians/fascists take over: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/23/italy-government-giorgia-meloni-state-broadcaster-rai
Italian government accused of exerting ‘ruthless’ influence at state broadcaster

Source claims Giorgia Meloni’s coalition seeking to ‘cancel Italy’s antifascism footprints’ amid series of high-profile Rai departures

The Guardian