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The Malta Journalism Awards Commission of the Malta Institute of Journalists is launching the 30th edition of these prestigious awards with some changes from previous editions and the inclusion of new categories. These awards are aimed at acknowledging and awarding journalistic efforts and promoting high standards in local journalism. Fort the first time a Commission has been set up at the Annual General Meeting of the Institute held last June, to organize these Awards. The Commission is autonomous and is composed of Pierre Cassar, who was in charge of the consultation process on the said Awards, Sandro Micallef and Christian Peregin. Sylvana Debono, Nigel Mifsud and Mario Schiavone, President Segretary and Treasurer of the IGM form part of the said Commission, thus ensuring the necessary synergy with the direction of the Institute. This 30th edition of the Malta Journalism Awards reflects the wishes of the IGM members as exressed during [...]

Imnedija it-30 edizzjoni tal-Malta Journalism Awards, bi 18-il kategorija maħsuba biex jippremjaw l-isforzi tal-ġurnalisti fil-ħidma tagħhom u fl-istess waqt ikompli jgħolli l-livell tal-ġurnaliżmu lokali.  Il-Kummissjoni Malta Journalism Awards fi ħdan l-Istitut tal-Ġurnalisti Maltin, li minn din is-sena qed torganizza dawn l-unuri, wettqet numru ta’ tibdiliet u bl-inklużjoni ta’ kategoriji ġodda. Il-Kategoriji jkopru l-oqsma kollha tal-ħidma ġurnalistika bl-użu tal-mezzi kollha, bl-introduzzjoni tal-award ewlieni għall-aħjar ħidma ġurnalistika investigattiva. Imniedi ukoll l-unur għall-aktar ġurnalist promettenti li ilu jaħdem fil-qasam għal mhux aktar minn 4 snin u l-aqwa cartoon fost oħrajn. Il-Malta Journalism Awards se jirrikonoxxu ukoll ġurnalist/a li jkun serva fil-professjoni għal tul ta’ żmien permezz tal-Gold Award. Għall-ewwel darba, l-awards qed jiġu organizzata minn Kummissjoni mwaqqfa fil-Laqgħa Ġenerali Annwali tal-IĠM f'Ġunju li għadda biex tieħu ħsieb l-organiżazzjoni ta’ dawn l-awards b’mod awtonomu mill-Kunsill Eżekuttiv tal-IĠM. Il-Kummissjoni hi iffurmata minn Pierre Cassar li ħa ħsieb il-proċess ta’ konsultazzjoni dwar l-awards imniedi is-sena l-oħra, [...]

Sirens ASC 15 year old swimmer Sash Gatt has claimed the 'Atlas Youth Athlete of the month' award for the month of August 2020. Gatt was chosen as the winner of the August award following her outstanding results obtained both locally and internationally. The young athlete started swimming at the relatively young age of seven and has achieved significant success ever since. She won her first medal at the age of eight, at the Maltese National Championships, followed by another medal the following year, where she participated in her first international competition at the Kaos V.Trofeo in Sicily. Sasha was selected to participate in the COJI Games also held in Sicily in 2018, winning three bronze medals. Her first National Short Course Record, at the age of thirteen, was the 800m freestyle at the Opera Swim Classics Short Course Meet which was held on the 26th October 2018 in Wuppertal, [...]

L-għawwiema ta' 15 -il sena ta' Sirens ASC Sasha Gatt rebħet l-unur tal-Atlas Żagħżyugħa tax-xahar għal Awwissu 2020. Gatt intgħażlet bħala r-rebbieħa ta' dan l-unur wara r-riżultati li kisbet f'kompetizzjoni loklali u anke internazzjonali matul dan ix-xhar. Gatt bdiet tgħum fl-eta' ta' seba' snin u gradwalment bdiet tirreġistra riżultati tajba. Ta' tmien snin rebħet l-ewwel midalja tagħha fil-Kampjonati Nazzjonali tal-Juniors u sena wara rebħet midalja fl-ewwel esperejenza tagħha internazzjonali fil-kompetizzjoni Kaos V.Trofeo fi Sqallija. Hi kienet intgħażlet sabiex tieħu sehem fil-COJI Games fis-sena 2018, fejn hemm rebħet tliet midalji tal-bronż. L-ewwel National Short Course Record, għamlitu ta' 13 -il sena fit-800m freestyle fl-Opera Swim Classics Short Course Meet li kien sar fis-26ta' Ottubru f'Wuppertal, il-Ġermanja f'ħin ta' 09.21:90. Ix-xahar ta' Awwissu 2020 ra lil Gatt iżied fuq il-wirjiet u r-riżultati preċedenti tagħha sabiex f'kompetizzjoni internazzjonali fl-Islovenja hi kisret l-Age Group D Record fil-200m Freestyle meta waqqfet l-arloġġ f'ħin ta' 2:09,72 [...]