Tag: Kurt Sansone
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It’s not a bitter pill: it’s an existential threat
I’m linking MaltaToday’s editorial published today as a follow-up reference to my criticism. There are two major errors that MaltaToday does with this article. First of all, according to MaltaToday, increasing libel damages is “a bitter pill to swallow” — maybe for them, as they depend on public financing. For the independent press, which does…
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Will the Institute of Maltese Journalists please stand up?
I’m not expecting for the Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) to stand up and take a strong stand against the Labour Party’s pledge to increase punitive measures against journalists, but it should. The major issue here is that individuals who ought to provide stiff opposition to the Labour Party’s pledges, are running propaganda campaigns for…
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Just another reply to Saviour Balzan
Following Jason Micallef’s admission that the government is spying on journalists, it is time for Labour’s top propagandist Saviour Balzan to publish a libelous attack against me to further exhibit the Labour Party’s startling free press credentials. Saviour Balzan’s attack against me may have something to do with the fact that I am currently, one of…
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I am demanding Kurt Sansone to resign from his role as Secretary-General of the Institute of Maltese Journalists
I have just sent this letter to Kurt Sansone, the Institute of Maltese Journalists, the European Federation of Journalists and the International Federation of Journalists. It is self-explanatory, but what I would like to say here, is that people in Malta have a habit of justifying their actions because they were “simply doing their job”. …
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Kurt Sansone of MaltaToday sends clarifications on MaltaToday’s position on the government’s proposed press reform
Kurt Sansone is the chief editor of MaltaToday and also the general secretary of the Institute of Malta Journalists (Istitut tal-?urnalisti Maltin, I?M). He sent me a clarification as the MaltaToday editor on MaltaToday’s position on the proposed press reforms by the government. Kurt Sansone reiterated that MaltaToday is not supporting the government’s proposed press…
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LabourToday calls me a “blogger” but they no longer think NuxellinaLeaks are insignificant
When initially I published NuxellinaLeaks, MaltaToday ran an article downplaying the leaks saying that we got to know nothing new because of the chats. Then, the owner of MaltaToday penned an article alleging that the chats were handed to me by Jason Azzopardi, in what was a very clear direct and intentional attack against someone…
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Sold for just 18,000
So, this is why none of the committee members of the Media Experts Committee resigned in disgust as they were used to rubberstamp Robert Abela’s proposed authoritarian reform on the press. This committee was specifically used to divide the press and force through the most authoritarian reforms in the local history of the press. The…
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Sold for just €18,000
So, this is why none of the committee members of the Media Experts Committee resigned in disgust as they were used to rubberstamp Robert Abela’s proposed authoritarian reform on the press. This committee was specifically used to divide the press and force through the most authoritarian reforms in the local history of the press. The…
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MaltaToday is being used as a prop for the government
I have many friends at MaltaToday and I’m also friends with Saviour Balzan, although I doubt he will appreciate my friendship after this article. Readers are however asking me why my story on the magistrate inquiry being concluded is running contrary to MaltaToday’s. Well, it’s obvious what is going on, and since Matthew Vella has…
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Time for damage control
So, yesterday, Prime Minister Robert Abela forced his MPs (who obliged willingly) to vote against a motion for a public inquiry on Jean-Paul Sofia’s death. Following the vote, the Prime Minister went to a concert at the Girgenti Palace funded by the taxpayer. On the following morning, Robert Abela gave a 45-minute long interview to…
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No, Kurt Sansone, that is absolutely not what Robert Abela said
Kurt Sansone seems to be relishing his status as a government-approved journalist, so much so that he is writing fake write-ups with MaltaToday to paint a better picture of Robert Abela. Apparently, Kurt Sansone took out the most embarrassing parts of Robert Abela’s speech at the UNGA and spun it as a speech in condemnation…
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Government is dividing the press and some are playing along
Matthew Xuereb, the president of the Institute of Maltese Journalists, along with Secretary Kurt Sansone, are not doing the right thing by holding secret discussions with the government on its sham press reform. Last week, a group of journalists disassociated themselves from the government’s press reform, and this is what the government intends to achieve:…
