Herman Grech
@hermangrech.bsky.social
Editor, news junkie, occasional theatre director #journalism #media #medialiteracy #theatre #malta www.timesofmalta.com
Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are now silenced in Trump’s America. So much for ‘woke' cancel culture being a leftist issue. This is now a bad dress rehearsal for authoritarianism. And when you take down comedians, it’s not funny at all. Photo: AFP
September 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are now silenced in Trump’s America. So much for ‘woke' cancel culture being a leftist issue. This is now a bad dress rehearsal for authoritarianism. And when you take down comedians, it’s not funny at all. Photo: AFP
Trumpism is built on pettiness and self-interest, so resisting means embodying the opposite virtues. Brilliant piece from Michael Plant.
Trump is creating a selfish, miserable world. Here’s what we can do | Michael Plant
The president is both a symptom and a cause of unhappiness and mistrust. But we can respond by rebuilding our social fabric
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Trumpism is built on pettiness and self-interest, so resisting means embodying the opposite virtues. Brilliant piece from Michael Plant.
“Facts - you’ll miss them when they’re gone” - @carolecadwalla.bsky.social has just delivered the most important speech of the year. youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Facts - you’ll miss them when they’re gone” - @carolecadwalla.bsky.social has just delivered the most important speech of the year. youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
This is incredible
Watch: Shocking video of Gaza aid workers fired on contradicts Israel's version
Video emerges, contradicting Israel's claim it fired on 'terrorists' approaching in 'suspicious vehicles'
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April 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is incredible
Stereotypes, victim-shaming, and outright hate have become normalised in today’s hyper-socialised world with no shades of grey #socialmedia
Editorial: The normalisation of intolerance
Stereotypes, victim-shaming, and outright hate have become normalised in today’s hyper-socialised world with no shades of grey
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March 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Stereotypes, victim-shaming, and outright hate have become normalised in today’s hyper-socialised world with no shades of grey #socialmedia
The 'Land of the Free' - terms and conditions apply.
Trump says he will imprison, deport or expel students protesting 'illegally'
His statement came following student protests against Israel's war in Gaza
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March 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The 'Land of the Free' - terms and conditions apply.
This is how democracy breaks.
A disinformation blizzard targets Germany before election
Many misleading posts appear to favour far-right AFD
timesofmalta.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
This is how democracy breaks.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
In a time when the war on truth and independent media is hitting new extremes, our 'live journalism' theatre project, slated for 2026, is feeling less like a creative project and more like a necessity. As Bowie once said: "I don't know where we're going from here, but I promise it won't be boring".
February 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In a time when the war on truth and independent media is hitting new extremes, our 'live journalism' theatre project, slated for 2026, is feeling less like a creative project and more like a necessity. As Bowie once said: "I don't know where we're going from here, but I promise it won't be boring".
This is now the cycle of cruelty begins.
USAID’s future appears bleak as Musk and Trump work to dismantle agency | CNN Politics
The fate of the US Agency for International Development appeared bleak Monday after Elon Musk, the world’s richest man charged with overhauling the federal government, said President Donald Trump had ...
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February 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is now the cycle of cruelty begins.
Trump has blamed the Biden administration for the Washington plane crash. He singled out Pete Buttigieg for hiring people with disabilities and psychological issues for air traffic controller positions. He went on to say: "I don't know if air traffic controller was at fault". I'm not making this up.
January 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Trump has blamed the Biden administration for the Washington plane crash. He singled out Pete Buttigieg for hiring people with disabilities and psychological issues for air traffic controller positions. He went on to say: "I don't know if air traffic controller was at fault". I'm not making this up.
Business charged with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta has been granted bail.
Yorgen Fenech granted bail
Former businessman to exit prison, five years after his arrest
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January 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Business charged with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta has been granted bail.
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To the crowds cheering Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement:
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
January 21, 2025 at 6:28 AM
To the crowds cheering Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement:
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
In an age of misinformation, journalism matters more than ever. That’s why Toni Attard and I are developing 'live journalism', a theatrical production that will elevate the newsroom, in all its complexity, to the stage. We hope some of you will join us on this ride. #journalism #media
Live Journalism in Theatre - Udjenza
Live Journalism in theatre aims to bring journalism and theatre together, helping to put a public face to journalism and provide background and context to the stories that dominate our...
udjenza.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In an age of misinformation, journalism matters more than ever. That’s why Toni Attard and I are developing 'live journalism', a theatrical production that will elevate the newsroom, in all its complexity, to the stage. We hope some of you will join us on this ride. #journalism #media
Meta’s decision, if applied on EU territory, would constitute a serious and immediate attack on the integrity of the European information space - @efjeurope.bsky.social
EU: EFJ and RSF urge European Commission president to act swiftly to prevent Meta’s fact-checking program from being shut down in Europe
On 7 January, Meta announced the closure of its fact-checking program in the United States, paving the way for a similar decision in Europe. At the same ...
europeanjournalists.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Meta’s decision, if applied on EU territory, would constitute a serious and immediate attack on the integrity of the European information space - @efjeurope.bsky.social
This year’s most striking cartoon (so far) goes to Ella Baron for @theguardian.com. A reminder of what happens when #facts are sacrificed at the altar of money🔥 #FactsMatter #Media #Journalism
January 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This year’s most striking cartoon (so far) goes to Ella Baron for @theguardian.com. A reminder of what happens when #facts are sacrificed at the altar of money🔥 #FactsMatter #Media #Journalism
In other words, big tech has just declared war on the truth.... days after Zuckerberg met Trump. 2025's going to be interesting
Meta ends its US fact-checks, says it plans to wind back content moderation
Site to replicate community notes feature from Elon Musk's X
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January 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In other words, big tech has just declared war on the truth.... days after Zuckerberg met Trump. 2025's going to be interesting
Ever wonder what really goes on behind the scenes of a news story?
'I wasn't expecting that': Journalists on the story behind the stories of 2024
Times of Malta journalists and photographers pick one story that impacted them in 2024
timesofmalta.com
December 31, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Ever wonder what really goes on behind the scenes of a news story?
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Breaking News: The leader of Azerbaijan directly blamed Russia for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet in Kazakhstan last week, calling on Moscow to accept responsibility and offer compensation to victims.
Azerbaijan Blames Russia for Plane Crash and Rebukes Kremlin
The leader of Azerbaijan criticized the Russian response to the crash of a passenger jet that Azerbaijani officials said had most likely been hit by Russian air defenses.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Breaking News: The leader of Azerbaijan directly blamed Russia for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet in Kazakhstan last week, calling on Moscow to accept responsibility and offer compensation to victims.
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Hello Bluesky! We are MedDMO, a regional hub of @edmo-eu.bsky.social covering Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. We bring together research, fact-checking, and media organizations that conduct internationally acknowledged research and activities in the area of disinformation.
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December 17, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Hello Bluesky! We are MedDMO, a regional hub of @edmo-eu.bsky.social covering Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. We bring together research, fact-checking, and media organizations that conduct internationally acknowledged research and activities in the area of disinformation.
Let's connect!
Let's connect!
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund
The move follows a visit that Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, made last month to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:19 PM
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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💬 "To risk media freedom is to risk #democracy"
Yesterday, @eui-media-freedom.bsky.social researchers presented 'Media Pluralism in the Digital Era', a book that addresses the challenges facing independent journalism & EU media systems.
📖 Check it out: loom.ly/OJMEspc
Yesterday, @eui-media-freedom.bsky.social researchers presented 'Media Pluralism in the Digital Era', a book that addresses the challenges facing independent journalism & EU media systems.
📖 Check it out: loom.ly/OJMEspc
December 11, 2024 at 1:47 PM
💬 "To risk media freedom is to risk #democracy"
Yesterday, @eui-media-freedom.bsky.social researchers presented 'Media Pluralism in the Digital Era', a book that addresses the challenges facing independent journalism & EU media systems.
📖 Check it out: loom.ly/OJMEspc
Yesterday, @eui-media-freedom.bsky.social researchers presented 'Media Pluralism in the Digital Era', a book that addresses the challenges facing independent journalism & EU media systems.
📖 Check it out: loom.ly/OJMEspc
A case that should never have been instituted in the first place. #media #mediafreedom
Satabank’s SLAPP case against Times of Malta is thrown out in Bulgaria
Case should never have been filed in a Bulgarian court – editor
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December 7, 2024 at 4:09 PM
A case that should never have been instituted in the first place. #media #mediafreedom