Is PBS a “propaganda machine” for the Labour Party?

Is TVM a "propaganda machine" for the Labour Party?

Sep 16 2021

Recent claims by PN deputy leader David Agius have sent the Maltese media landscape into a frenzy after claims that the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a “propaganda machine” for the Labour Party. The Nationalist Party deputy leader, together with candidate Alessia Psaila Zammit shed light on the fact that while Labour ministers were mentioned 88 times on TVM bulletins between August 1 and September 15, PN officials weren’t a single time.

Agius highlighted how PN proposals and activities were always covered by a journalist’s voice-over and are often mentioned towards the end of the news bulletin, on occasion after international news and adverts. A pie chart published during the conference showed that PL occupied 51% of news coverage, with the other 41% being other news and only 8% of news being related to the Nationalist Party during four days of news coverage on TVM bulletins in September.

A journalist from ONE News argued that the PN is not differentiating between government events and political activities, with Agius replying that one cannot differentiate between ministers and PL officials, while the Constitution of Malta calls for a balance between the government and the opposition.

PN candidate Clifford Zahra Fenech also posted a video arguing that during a recent 8PM TVM news bulletin, soundbites from Labour officials or ministers included three cabinet members and Malta Enterprise CEO Kurt Farrugia, while PN-related news came after international news and included a voiceover from a TVM journalist.

What do YOU think? Is the PBS biased?

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Malta go up 6 places in recent FIFA rankings

Sep 16 2021

Malta have officially climbed 6 places from 177 to 171 in the recent FIFA world rankings. Malta had the second biggest upgrade in ranking only after Libya who gone up 12 place to 110.

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This positive news comes because of how great the Maltese National Team have been performing lately. In their last set of matches, they convincingly beat Cyprus (3-0) and narrowly lost to Slovenia (1-0) and Russia (2-0) away from home. These good performances led to the better ranking.

National Team coach Devis Mangia will now be hoping to further impress not only locally but on a continental and global stage. Their next games in October will be a home game against Slovenia and a trip to Cyprus.

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GoTo Malta celebrates sustainability & clean mobility during European Mobility Week

Sep 16 2021

From today until September 22, Europe will be celebrating European Mobility Week, a 7-day campaign organised by the European Commission to raise international awareness on sustainable urban mobility. Being a sustainable and affordable vehicle-sharing service, GoTo Malta will be supporting this year’s health-focused theme ‘Safe and Healthy with Sustainable Mobility’.

The theme is centred around paying tribute to Europe and the rest of the world’s hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities for changed inspired by the health crisis. GoTo Malta country manager Zach Bergerson stated that “At GoTo, this year’s European Mobility Week theme of staying safe and healthy while travelling sustainably is very much aligned with our core values”. He went on to highlight how supporting the community with safe, sustainable and affordable transport solutions is at the heart of the company’s strategy.

The purple-and-white mobility company has always encouraged positive change and innovation in mobility, Bergerson said, going to say that it is proud to help Malta contribute to a growing international movement towards greater sustainability and cleaner mobility options.

As part of their European Mobility Week campaign, GoTo are offering new users the ability to benefit from €25 free driving credit, valid for a full month. Users can access the promotion by simply applying promo code ‘MOBILITYGOTO2021’ when registering and booking any of GoTo’s fleet of shared electric cars and scooters through the GoTo app.

More information about GoTo can be found at https://gotoglobal.com/goto-malta/en and about European Mobility Week at https://mobilityweek.eu/home/. The GoTo app is available for download from Google Play and the Apple App Store.

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Liverpool beat AC Milan in crazy thriller at Anfield

Sep 16 2021

Last night Liverpool beat AC Milan in what was the best match of this week’s Champions League matches. The match was filled with goals, penalty calls, offside goals and plenty of drama. AC Milan and Liverpool have a history facing each other in the Champions League, meeting each other twice in the Final once in 2005 and the other in 2007. This is the first time the two clubs have met in a normal match not a final.

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Liverpool started the game the best way possible, challenging Mike Maignan multiple times, which led to a Fikayo Tomori own goal in the 9th minute. When it seemed that Liverpool will close the game early on they lost their attacking edge. The last 5 minutes of the first half was all Milan. In the 42nd minute Ante Rebic scored Milan’s first UCL goal in 8 years and only 2 minutes later Brahim Diaz gave Milan the lead.

The second half wasn’t as exciting as the first, but it consisted of more player to player battles. The only goal of the second half came in the 69th minute when Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson channeled his inner Steven Gerrard and scored a powerful volley from outside the box. That goal divided the two teams and provided Liverpool with an important win that helped them set out their Champions League intentions.

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