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.