Malta journalists accuse broadcasting authority of 鈥渃ensoring鈥� press questions on COVID-19
17.10.2020
Date:
17.10.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Europe: Malta
Alert types:
Restrictions on access to information: Access restricted to officials / press conferences
The Institute of Maltese Journalists (I臓M) accused the country’s Broadcasting Authority of 鈥渃ensoring鈥� the media after questions from the press were once against cut from a live broadcast on Television Malta, a TV network in Malta operated by the national broadcaster. After announcing new COVID-19 measures, the broadcast was cut off before deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne began to take journalists’ questions.