Description
Navigating the Maltese Mediascape is a first rate work by first rate professional experts in the field, providing excellent, original, well-researched and futuristic insights into a topic that deserves all the attention it can get. It is a fascinating collection of papers by an array of some of the most knowledgeable professionals on the local and international media scene.”
– Philip Micallef, Former Chairman Malta Communications Authority
Table of Contents
Media and Legal Issues
‧ Gagging the Press in Malta since Independence – and its International Overview: Giovanni Bonello
‧ Libel and Defamation – A View from the Bench: Vincent A. De Gaetano
‧ The Media and Defamation Act, 2018: A Critical Appraisal: Kevin Aquilina
‧ Malta’s Media Law within a European Context: Francis Zammit Dimech
‧ Reflections on the Regulatory Set-Up of Broadcasting Media in Malta: Paul Edgar Micallef
Media and Psychological Issues
‧ The Psychology of Digital Behaviour: Gege Gatt
‧ Making Sense of Our Connected Lives: The Blurred Boundaries between Real Life and Social Media: Christine Spiteri
‧ Balancing Children’s Rights to Participation, Provision and Protection in the Digital World: A Focus on Excessive Use: Lorleen Farrugia
‧ Violence against Journalists and The Right to Freedom of Expression under Threat in Malta: Marilyn Clark
‧ The [non]Feminization of the News and Current Affairs: Louiselle Vassallo
Media and Societal Issues
‧ Humour in the Maltese Press: Gorg Mallia
‧ A Primer on the Economics of the Media in Malta: Marie Briguglio and Jonathan Spiteri
‧ Poverty Reporting in Maltese Newspapers: The Coverage of EU-SILC Data: Sue Vella
‧ The Unbearable Lightness of Online Social Networks and the Hyperlocal: Alex Grech
‧ Malta’s Advertising and Communications Industry: Christopher Mifsud
‧ The Church’s Media Structures in the Maltese Mediascape: Joseph Borg and Mary Anne Lauri
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