09

Oct

Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The latest revelations from the #DaphneProject dominate the headlines in Malta. The murder of the Bulgarian journalist, almost a year after Caruana Galizia's murder, also leads to focus…

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09

Oct

OLAF started looking into allegations being explored by murdered Bulgarian journalist last month

The EU’s anti-fraud agency last month began looking into allegations of misuse of EU funds in Bulgaria, the same issue being explored by a journalist who was killed at the…

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07

Oct

Turkish official believe missing Saudi journalist was killed inside Saudi consulate

Turkish officials believe that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and his body later driven from the compound. Authorities say they believe Khashoggi’s…

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23

Sep

Diplomatique Expert Recommends…

What will it be like to have the UN Security Council chaired by Trump? What did the Salzburg summit say about May's negotiations tactics? How should Germany react to the…

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16

Sep

Di Maio accuses newspapers of polluting the ‘debate’ as he threatens to pull advertising from state-owned companies

After Toninelli, it was Luigi Di Maio, who has taken aim at the country's newspapers, accusing them of "polluting the debate" and threatening to pull advertising by state-owned companies. "The…

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16

Sep

Italy: Government will force newspapers to divulge names of who funds them – Toninelli

Italian transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said the government would force newspapers to divulge the names of all those who fund them. Toninelli is a leading figure in the anti-establishment 5-Star…

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03

Aug

EU Commission against Belgian decision of charging journalists to attend EU summits

Politico reports that a Belgian decision to charge journalists €100 per year to attend summits of EU leaders was criticized by unions and the European Commission. Journalists were informed this week…

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27

Jul

Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your Morning Briefing provides you with the salient news of the main happenings in Malta, Europe and the World. Wishing you a good day.   Greece has “serious…

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26

Jul

Questions to Trump leads to banning of CNN correspondent from attending press event at White House

AP: A CNN correspondent was barred from attending an open press event at the White House on Wednesday because of questions she asked President Donald Trump earlier in the day. Kaitlan…

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19

Jul

The Summit Crisis – Time Magazine New Front Cover

   

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05

Jul

#LetHerWork – #MeToo’s variant for female sports journalists

AIPS MEDIA: "We are only women. Sport does also belong to us. We only want to work in peace. We only want respect". With these powerful lines, female Brazilian sport journalists…

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29

Jun

“Yes, we’re putting out a damn paper tomorrow” – The Capital Gazette

SkyNews - Journalists at The Capital Gazette, the US newspaper where a gunman killed five of their colleagues have shown their defiance by reporting on the murders - just hours after…

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13

May

I invite communications professionals to promote a journalism of peace at the service of all people, especially those without a voice. Pope Francis on World Communications Day

The Catholic Church today marks its World Communications Day. The annual day was established by Pope Paul VI in 1967 to encourage Catholics to reflect on the opportunities and challenges…

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11

May

Spain journalists wear black to protest against political interference

For the third Friday in a row, journalists working for Spain’s public broadcaster have worn black on screen to protest against alleged political interference, gender bias and unequal pay. A…

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09

May

Protests in Montenegro, following the shooting which wounded investigative journalist

Olivera Lakić, a journalist for the Montenegrin newspaper Vijesti, was wounded in the right leg outside her home in the capital, Podgorica. She was taken to a hospital and was…

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06

May

Insight – The media’s place in the sports and politics industry

We live in a world where media is omnipresent, while sport continues to capture the imagination of the masses. Twenty years ago, sports fans were more or less dependent on…

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04

May

‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law’ – World Press Freedom Day

Every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their…

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29

Apr

Malta | Sunday NewsPapers Review – April 29th

Sunday Paper's Review prepared by Jesmond Saliba Malta Today - MaltaToday reports that <<Alert of risk Pilatus posed to Malta came in May 2016>>. Matthew Vella reports that 'a stark warning…

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01

Apr

In the era of fake news, is April Fools’ Day funny anymore?

On April Fools’ Day, real news organizations used to publish fake news. The Capital Times reported in 1933 that the dome had toppled off the Wisconsin statehouse. In 1977, The Guardian published a lengthy…

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