Media

Television Remains Italy’s Most Popular Medium, Censis Report Finds

Television continues to dominate Italy's media landscape, remaining the most widely used form of communication, according to the 20th Censis Report on Communication, which was presented at the Senate Library…

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Spain proposes tightening rules on media to tackle fake news

Spain announced measures designed to curb the spread of fake news, an initiative blasted by the country's conservative opposition as an attempt to censor critical media. "Without free media of…

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Moscow Bans 81 EU Media Outlets Including 4 From Malta

Russia said Tuesday it is blocking access to 81 EU media outlets as a "retaliatory measure" after Brussels last month imposed broadcasting bans on several Russian state media. "Counter-restrictions are…

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‘News overload’: how a constant stream of violent images affects your brain

In May 1097, during the siege of Nicaea, crusaders catapulted the severed heads of prisoners over the walls surrounding the city, with the aim of terrorising their enemy. The strategy…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 28 September 2023

Morning Briefing Media group calls on Parliament to act on media billsParliament has been asked to establish a select committee tasked with listening to input from the public concerning media…

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Head of Hong Kong journalists’ group sentenced to jail for obstructing police

The head of Hong Kong's leading journalists group was sentenced on Monday to five days jail for obstructing police officers in September last year after a case seen by some critics as…

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WATCH: Sony’s ‘Gran Turismo’ flags new entertainment strategy

When Sony Corp Group teases “Gran Turismo,” its long-awaited adrenaline-fueled film adaptation of Sony PlayStation’s hit car-racing franchise at the CES 2023 technology trade show this week, it will really…

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No true freedom without media freedom – Roberta Metsola

Freedom of speech cannot be taken for granted, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola told a Media Freedom Seminar in Strasbourg. “The reality is that this cannot be further away from…

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Turkey’s parliament adopts media law jailing those spreading ‘disinformation’

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament on Thursday adopted a law proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan that would jail journalists and social media users for up to three years for spreading…

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Prince Harry, Elton John and others sue UK paper group over privacy breaches

LONDON, (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other individuals have launched legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper, alleging phone-tapping and other breaches of…

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EU wants tougher rules for media pluralism, mergers and against spying on journalists

BRUSSELS, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday presented draft rules to ensure media pluralism in the 27-country European Union, and to prevent political interference in media and…

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UK teens shun traditional news for TikTok, Instagram – regulator

LONDON, (Reuters) - Teenagers in Britain are increasingly turning to social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for news and are moving away from traditional outlets, media regulator Ofcom said…

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EU citizens trust traditional media most, new Eurobarometer survey finds

Despite the rise of new social media channels, European citizens still trust traditional media most, a Eurobarometer survey has found. Overall, public TV and radio stations are the most trusted…

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Another Mexican journalist killed in latest violent attack on media

A Mexican journalist was shot and killed in the southern state of Oaxaca, police said, the latest in a string of journalist deaths that have prompted U.S. lawmakers to pressure…

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Pope’s appeal to the media: Check facts but always respect people

Pope Francis denounced fake news about COVID-19 and vaccines Friday, blasting the “distortion of reality based on fear” but also urging that people who believe such lies are helped to…

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Media houses lament lack of protection in new Digital Services Act

MEPs agreed a draft set of measures to tackle illegal content, to ensure platforms are held accountable for their algorithms, and improve content moderation. The text, which was approved by…

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Metsola celebrates ‘proud moment’ as anti-SLAPP report approved

European Parliament Vice President described as a 'proud moment' the strong approval by the European Parliament of a package of proposals to counteract the threat that counteract the threat that…

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Russia expels Dutch journalist, second move against Western media

AMSTERDAM, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Russia has expelled a journalist from a Dutch newspaper for "administrative violations," the publication reported on Thursday, the second move against a member of a…

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Saudi state media companies to start moving from Dubai to Riyadh

DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Dubai-based Saudi state-owned media companies will start moving staff this month to the capital Riyadh, sources said, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presses ahead…

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Hong Kong proposes film censorship law to ‘safeguard national security’

Hong Kong said on Tuesday new film censorship legislation will be introduced to "safeguard national security", in another sign of shrinking freedoms in the former British colony. China introduced a sweeping national…

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Polish govt counting on majority for media reform, says spokesman after mass protests

The Polish government thinks it will have a majority to pass an amendment to the Broadcasting Act on Wednesday, a spokesman said, in a vote critics say is aimed at silencing Discovery-owned…

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European Commission launches call worth €12 million in support of news media

The Commission published four new calls for proposals aiming to stimulate a lively and diverse public sphere and promoting citizens' access to reliable information across the EU. One call will…

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Mediaset Registers Strong Growth In Audience in First Five Months Of Year

Italian media company registered strong viewership growth in the first five months of 2021, with a rate that exceeded the first five months of 2020, a remarkable feat considering that…

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EU leaders agree to pile more sanctions on Belarus over Ryanair incident

European Union leaders agreed to impose more sanctions on Belarus, including economic ones, called on their airlines to avoid the former Soviet republic's airspace and authorised work to ban Belarusian airlines from…

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Survey shows foreign journalists in China see ‘rapid decline in media freedom’

China used coronavirus prevention measures, intimidation and visa curbs to limit foreign reporting in 2020, ushering in a "rapid decline in media freedom," the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China (FCCC)…

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Media pluralism: Commission launches call for tenders to map rules and approaches in support of media plurality and cultural diversity

The Commission has launched a call for tenders to map existing rules and approaches in support of media plurality and cultural diversity, notably related to the prominence of general interest content.…

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Time to get tough with ‘bully’ Facebook, UK lawmaker and publishers say

LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook’s move to block all news content in Australia is an attempt to undermine democracy and reinforce the decision of lawmakers around the world to crack down…

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CNN president’s Jeff Zucker to step down at year’s end

CNN president Jeff Zucker will leave the cable news network at the end of 2021, CNN said on Thursday. Zucker, who joined CNN in 2013, has a storied reputation in…

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30 years of support to European films and cultural and creative media works

The MEDIA strand of the EU programme Creative Europe, designed to support European film and audiovisual industries, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021. To mark this, the European Commission is…

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Australian media face trial over Cardinal Pell’s child sex abuse case reporting

A trial began on Monday alleging dozens of journalists, editors and media companies breached an Australia-wide court suppression order in reporting on ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell's child sex abuse conviction…

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As Covid-fatigue kicks in, people are consuming less news on issue

More people in the UK are switching off or turning channels when the Covid-19 pandemic is brought up, with increasing numbers avoiding completely any content about the subject. A survey…

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Malta: Malta ranks poorly in European study on media freedom

Malta did not fare too highly in a Europe-wide study on media pluralism and media freedom, with medium-to-high risks to Maltese media identified in most of the sectors under study.…

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Harry and Meghan sue paparazzi to protect son’s right to privacy

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, filed a lawsuit in California on Thursday against unnamed paparazzi photographers for allegedly taking "illegal" photographs of their son, Archie. The lawsuit, filed…

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Poland to propose limits on foreign media soon

Poland will seek to craft rules limiting the concentration of foreign-owned media outlets well before the ruling nationalists finish their term in power, Poland's de facto leader said on Sunday,…

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Russia’s journalists under increasing pressure from the secret services

Russia's intelligence services have 'stepped up' their war on free media, carrying out a series of operations designed to intimidate journalists in the wake of Vladimir Putin's controversial referendum victory…

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The Pope says coronavirus pandemic showed media mission essential

The COVID crisis has shown how essential the media's mission is, Pope Francis said Tuesday. "The experience of these last months has shown how essential the media's mission to…

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News Corp to stop printing more than 100 newspapers in Australia

The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Thursday it will stop printing more than 100 regional newspapers after the coronavirus shutdown gutted advertising revenue, accelerating a downturn…

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Advertising spending in Italy to shrink at double-digit rate

Total advertising spending in Italy is set to shrink at a double-digit rate this year because of the coronavirus crisis and nationwide lockdown imposed in March, research agency Nielsen said…

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They were not simply names on a list. They were us. – New York Times

As the US approaches the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, the New York Times has filled the entire front page of Sunday’s paper with the death notices of victims…

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Coronavirus pandemic hits hard journalists’ working conditions

The working conditions of news reporters around the globe have deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic amid job losses and attacks on media freedom, according to a survey published Thursday by…

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No news is bad news

by Jesmond Saliba We have, by now, assisted to more than fifty media briefings on the Covid-19 situation in Malta and technical terms like ‘PPE’, ‘contact tracing’ or ‘reproduction number’…

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UK’s community radio stations face closure as Covid-19 hits advertising

A third of the UK’s community radio stations could face closure due to the impact of coronavirus without urgent government support, according to the body that represents the broadcasters’ interests.…

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EU funds must reach media and creative sector, say MEPs

Members of the European Parliament insisted that additional EU action is needed to make sure EU help reaches the hard-hit media and culture sectors. In a statement, the EP noted…

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Harry and Meghan blacklist UK tabloids over ‘distorted’ stories

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan blacklisted four major British tabloids on Sunday, accusing them of publishing stories that were "distorted, false and invasive beyond reason", UK media reported. In…

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UN head warns world faces misinformation epidemic about virus

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the world is facing “a dangerous epidemic of misinformation” about COVID-19 and announced a U.N. campaign to flood the internet with facts and…

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“Bim Bum Bam”, “I Cesaroni” and “Non è la Rai” to return to Mediaset TV

Prepare yourselves for a wave of nostalgia, as Mediaset Extra will soon be airing all the popular and well-loved programmes from the 1980s and 1990s - “Licia dolce Licia”, “Casa…

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Censorship, Covid 19 and the Spanish Flu of 1918 – Lourdes Pullicino

By Lourdes Pullicino - Former journalist, lecturer in media and international relations On 25 March, Reporters without Borders (RSF), the world’s largest NGO promoting freedom of information argued that had…

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The biggest Covid-19 victim

Let me declare my personal interest first. I've been working in the communications field since 1993. It all happened by accident. Since then, I've been absorbed by the sector and…

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Govt must support media as it has bigger role to play during crisis – Prof Azzopardi

Prof Andrew Azzopardi has urged Government to set up as soon as possible a financial package that can supports the media during this time of crisis. Prof Azzopardi argued that…

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Protect journalism: Media calls on PM Abela for support

The Institute of Maltese Journalists called on Government for protection by extending aid announced earlier this week to the media industry. The Institute noted that in view of the fact…

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Act before it is too late

Nobody with a job will lose a cent, cried Emmanuel Macron earlier this week. A bombastic, presumptuous assertion – perhaps. After all, jobs are lost even during the best of…

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Number of journalists killed worldwide in 2019 falls sharply

The number of journalists killed in the line of duty fell in 2019 to the lowest level in 17 years, as dangerous regional conflicts stabilized, and the number of journalists…

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British papers react to election result

All the headlines as papers react to the exit poll at the time of going to print showing a large majority for the Conservatives. The Conservatives have won the UK…

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Lebanon’s journalists targeted while covering protests

Lebanese journalists are facing threats and wide-ranging harassment in their work — including verbal insults and physical attacks, even death threats — while reporting on nearly 50 days of anti-government…

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Agnelli family’s Exor to buy La Repubblica and La Stampa

John Elkann, scion of the Agnelli industrial dynasty and chairman of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is to acquire Italy’s leading media group after striking a deal with the billionaire De Benedetti…

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NetFlix to introduce age rating symbols

New age rating symbols will start popping up on Netflix from 31 October - just in time for youngsters to be warned away from any horror films they might be…

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Telegraph newspapers up for sale

The Barclay family has put the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers up for sale as it assesses its multibillion-pound business investments in the United Kingdom, The Times reported. Daily Mail…

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