Since
January
1994
the
Italian
broadcasters
had
introduced
a
colour-‐code
appearing
on
the
screen
at
the
beginning
of
each
TV
production,
the
so
called
“traffic-‐light
system”,
where
green
indicates
the
programmes
that
children
can
watch
without
any
concern,
yellow
suggests
parental
guidance,
red
marks
programmes
unsuitable
for
children.
Television
represents
the
first
and
magnificent
media
of
the
Italian
Republic.
In
the
‘50s
and
‘60s,
thanks
to
its
broadcast
models,
it
united
the
country
from
the
political
and
linguistic
point
of
view,
it
helped
the
Italians
to
create
their
common
language,
it
helped
the
people
to
be
free.
Who
complains
of
television
thinks
that
society
doesn’t
need
this
sort
of
media,
because
of
the
belief
that
the
Italians
are
so
cultured
that
they
don’t
need
it,
some
believe
that
it
is
out
of
date.
In
spite
of
all
sort
of
critics,
we
must
say
that
up
to
fifty
years
ago,
million
Italians
were
illiterate
and
that
it
keeps
company
to
a
large
number
of
elderly
and
sick
people
,
it
makes
children
be
happy
and
that
it
has
an
important
role
in
the
cultural
information,
in
the
inclination
of
the
minds,
in
the
way
of
living
of
the
Italian
people.
The
only
recommendation
is:
“be
intelligent
to
use
it
and
subject
it
to
your
needs!“
Maria Romeo