Tag: press reforms
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Prime Ministers attends Times of Malta conference and reiterates the government’s proposed press reforms
Prime Minister Robert Abela has attended the Times of Malta 90 year Anniversary Conference and praised the newspaper’s contribution over the years, also describing as “a source of truth”. In his address the Prime Minister talked about the government’s press reforms reiterated that the government will go ahead with its proposed reforms. Although the Prime…
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Labour’s depravity against journalists and the press will cost it dearly
As the Labour Party moves backward to change its stance on the freedom of speech, the Labour Party will drop its legacy for the improvement of civil rights. Abortion will be the last stage where Labour can milk this legacy at the ballot box as the younger generations replace the older conservatives. In a couple…
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Fundamentally libel laws are used against journalists: some basic facts
It is important to point out some very important facts with regard to press legislation. Labour Party MPs are deliberately lying in order to justify their systematic attack against the press. First of all, there already exists in our libel laws the provision for the Court to enforce economic damages on the journalist. This is…
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Labour launches one of its worst attacks against journalists and the press in the history of the Maltese Parliament
Yesterday, Labour Party MPs recorded in the history of Parliament one of the worst and most authoritarian attacks against journalists and the press. They basically gave a typical fascist diatribe against “bad press” while applauding “good journalists”. It reminded me of another parliament session when Labour MPs such as Chris Cardona and Rosianne Cutajar protested…
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IÄ M urges Parliament to strengthen anti-SLAPP protection for journalists
As Parliament prepares to debate amendments to anti-SLAPP – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – legislation this afternoon, the Institute of Maltese Journalists is calling on MPs to vote in favour of proposals presented by the Opposition that would extend protection for journalists and others against legal intimidation. While the new legal notice, which was…
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Press reforms proceed to the second reading in Parliament
Later today, the Labour government will be presenting amendments to the Media and Defamation Act as part of its proposed press reforms. The reforms being presented in Parliament today, in two separate bills, concern the “committee to protect journalists” and the anti-SLAPP reform. The government will present legislation which will establish a committee composed of…
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The Nationalist Party publishes amendments to the government’s anti-SLAPP reform on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
The Nationalist Opposition has proposed amendments to the government’s newly introduced anti-SLAPP measures following the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive dubbed as “Daphne’s Law”. The motion, which was tabled in parliament last week, is proposing to amend the government’s legal amendments to make the anti-SLAPP provisions more protective of journalists and their free speech. The amendments propose…
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Now comes the censorship
No journalist, editor or independent media house is lobbying the government to introduce “constitutional protections” for journalists. This gimmick is being promoted by the pseudo-consultative committee with Robert Abela’s personal allies and propagandists including Carmen Sammut and Saviour Balzan. The main material and actual reform that the government is proposing, is to actually restrict the…
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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…
