Tag: Press
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Britain’s Green Party Leader calls for Russian-styled press-control laws
Britain’s Green Party Leader Zack Polanski is calling for Russian-styled control-laws over the press in reaction to Jason Arday’s death. Polanski accuses the British press of racism and of hounding out Jason Arday. Zack Polanski is supporting a petition calling for a ban on foreign-owned media, for media to be registered under a regulator, and…
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Iranian Crown-Prince and Opposition Leader Reza Pahlavi condemns the European press for censorship over victims of the Iranian regime
Iranian Crown-Prince and Opposition Leader Reza Pahlavi published a message pronouncing his grievance and disappointment with the European press for what he described as censorship about the victims of the Iranian regime, particularly the victims of the protests in January of this year, and the protestors that are currently being executed. Reza Pahlavi said that…
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The Labour government’s Viktor-Orban-styled manipulation of the press
When I founded The Maltese Herald , we started with three employees and myself. After four years locked in a Court battle with the Maltese government, I was finally able to tap public funding and received a government contract. The Maltese press is mostly dependent on public funding. When I received my contract, Saviour Balzan…
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France presents document in support of independent media: Malta signs it
President Emmanuel Macron hosted a conference on the independent press last Sunday and signed with 29 other countries the Paris Declaration on Multilateral Action for Information Integrity and Independent Media. The event was part of the Paris Peace Forum. Malta also signed the declaration but its signature carries a cynical history against the independent press.…
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The Maltese Herald featured in the BBC (Azerbaijan) and the Azeri press
Our investigation about Alkagesta has hit the headlines in the Azeri press with many press outlets quoting our investigation directly. We were also featured by the BBC in Azerbaijan. Our investigation on Alkagesta was picked up following the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada last week. Among the press outlets that quote us there is News 356…
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Public Broadcaster falls under EU scrutiny as European Media Freedom Act comes into force
The EU’s European Media Freedom Act has come into force today effectively regularising public broadcasters and putting them under its scrutiny. The European Board for Media Services will be responsible for the enforcement of the act. Malta’s public broadcaster, the Public Broadcasting Services is braced for a wide-range of reforms and changes if the act…
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The Maltese Herald remains an essential part of Malta’s press industry
The systematic attacks against this media outlet by Joseph Muscat’s propagandists are the highest form of acknowledgment The Maltese Herald can receive, as they serve as a tacit admission of our importance and effectiveness. While a large part of the mainstream press is actively supporting Joseph Muscat’ rehabilitation in politics, we offer clarity and truth…
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The Police admit in Court that they are using the press for their investigations
Yesterday in Court, as the Police arraigned the suspects in the 17 Black case, a Police Inspector testified under oath that the Police use various sources for their investigations including the media and press reports. This admission is great news. It serves as a further vindication of the work by Daphne Caruana Galizia and also…
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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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Free markets for the press and material compensation for vexatious libel suits
Yesterday, the Nationalist Party started its first official consultation process with the press via parliament. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend, but this is what I would have said in brief. Asymmetry in libel laws Libel laws are heavily asymmetrical and biased towards the individual initiating the libel case: it’s basically a lottery against journalists. It should…
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Unconfirmed: Chief Judge Mark Chetcuti barred photos during the Inaugural Session of the Forensic Year to protect the Judiciary from Labour’s press
I could not confirm this with anyone, but a senior figure in the justice system informed me that the decision by the Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti to bar photos at the Inaugural Session of the Forensic Year, was to protect the judiciary from Labour’s press and its associates. Various Labour Party figures, including the official…
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Lovin Malta refuses to disclose government income
Will Lovin Malta be ready to disclose how much of its income is from government revenues given that it is now promoting Andrew Tate? Perhaps it is now in the government’s interest to review how public funds are being used by Lovin Malta, especially since the platform is contradicting the government’s recent statements against Andrew…
