Archive for August, 2010
The ‘aliens’ are coming…
Malta’s hunters repeatedly choose to inflict upon the nation perverse views of race, nation and identity. They have taken it upon themselves to defend “Maltese” values, culture and tradition from the clutches of “foreigners”, aka “aliens”. The public was not spared the onslaught when CABS (Committee Against Bird Slaughter) announced yesterday they would be returning [...]
Is there anybody out there?
Political corruption is the flavour of the month. The concentration of stories on illicit behaviour at local council level implies that corruption has become the main ingredient of governance. It’s been tough keeping track. A series of resignations by PN Mayors related to corruption and fraud, and the PN Deputy Mayor of Gharb being charged [...]
The silence of the lambs
The muffled announcement of PBS’s new CEO, Anton Attard, compounds what is already a problematic situation in terms of freedom of the press in Malta. The post is a significant one, and as such the news related to the person given this role should have got the attention it deserved. Instead, PBS buried the news [...]
Fearless journalism
One of the best investigative journalists of our time explains why Wikileaks is needed in a world where journalism is compromised. John Pilger describes the importance of Wikileaks as a new and fearless form of investigative journalism that threatens both the war-makers and their apologists, notably journalists who are state stenographers. From the New Statesman: [...]
Conservationists are the prey
Today, three hunters pleaded guilty to destroying over 100 trees at the Foresta 2000 site in the north of Malta last April. Media reports quoted police sources saying that the men had vandalised the trees because they were angry at the decisions that had been taken regarding hunting. Primitive behaviour – the same kind of [...]
