Prime Minister s attack on journalists does not bode well for relationship with media- IGM
Institute of Maltese Journalists appeals for more public awareness of the role of the media in a democratic society.
6 March 2021, 10:48am
by Matthew Agius
The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) has condemned recent threats and online insults showered on journalists in the wake of a tense press conference with the Prime Minister and Superintendent of Public Health about the COVID-19 situation, appealing to the authorities to reaffirm its support of journalists and increase public awareness on the role of the media in a democratic society.
It said that journalists had been subjected to hate speech and threats on social media after the press conference on March 4.
Updated 7pm, adds IĠM reaction
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IĠM hits out at Parliament Speaker over report on Castille journalist lockup
The institute described it as an attempt to cover up undemocratic behaviour towards members of the media
3 March 2021, 7:29pm
by Nicole Meilak
The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) has lambasted Speaker of the House Anġlu Farrugia for failing to provide a copy of the report investigating the 2019 detention of journalists at Castille. Although IĠM s request was rejected and, in a highly controversial and debatable decision, the report was not published, it was still leaked to a mediahouse. It was imagined that, as the complainant body, IĠM should at least be provided with a courtesy copy, but this expectation was in vain, the institute said in a statement.
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