Earlier today, at the Labour Party’s political rally, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that his government will go ahead with its long-proposed press reform, which will introduce new restrictions against journalists.
The new restrictions include limitations concerning the private lives of individuals, which will be prohibited by law.
The Prime Minister is presenting the law as one that protects journalists: this is categorically and deviantly false. The law has no new provisions that materially or effectively protect journalists.
The government has taken over the press through direct subsidies, systematic subsidies and tailor-made schemes, and is waging a war of attrition against the independent press. The government also intends to increase libel damages.
You can watch his announcement here.
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