John Demanuele News Today

In a recent television interview with an apologist for Adolf Hitler, John Demanuele risked eroding the public’s trust in the national broadcaster

Prison administration says the decision was taken as a 'preventive measure'

Book removed amid widespread condemnation for TVM platform

After PEN hits out at uncritical discussion of book that glorifies actions of Nazi civil administration, TVM removes programme from its online platform

PBS, ministry says statements are unacceptable

Presenter says show’s intention has always been to discuss books with their authors

TVM presenter John Demanuele apologises for promotion of Ronald Bugeja book that glorifies Nazi civil administration and which was promoted in his literary review Ħajjitna Ktieb

Broadcaster Colin Fitz tells all in our Q&A

The National Book Council (NBC) has announced the winners of the 2020 National Book Prize for books published in Malta in 2019. The Prize celebrates the highest achievements in literary and research publishing across nine competitive categories. Owing to the extraordinary circumstances, the awards ceremony was held online, and for the very first time broadcast to the public on the National Book Council’s Facebook page and website. The streamed ceremony was hosted by veteran TV broadcaster Jo...

Maltese author Ġorġ Peresso won an award for the best work of literary fiction prize while three journalists were awarded for a non-fiction book about Daphne Caruana Galizia at the 2020 National Book Prize ceremony.  Trevor Zahra, whose books have delighted entire generations of Maltese, was given a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to literature. Peresso’s novel best novel in Maltese or English during the past year, while John Aquilina’s book Tluq was named the best wo...