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A record of 171 submissions have been registered for the 30th Edition of the Malta Journalism Awards, which will be held in a month’s time. All main media houses in Malta are represented in these awards. The Human Interest Story of the Year category tops the chart with the largest number of submissions – 31. Other categories with a substantial amount of submissions include Photography – Open: 16; Audiovisual News/Current Affairs: 13, Photography News/Current Affairs:13; Specialised News: 13; Feature:13; Investigation of the Year: 10. Three or more submissions were registered in all 16 categories that were open for nominations, as a change in the regulations following a consultation process resulted in a record number of submissions. The submissions were presented in front of two panels of judges that were assigned a set of categories each to make their adjudication. The nominations that score the highest points in each category will [...]

Il-Media lokali ssellem il-memorja ta' persuna sinonima mal-Atletika; Anthony Chircop li għal 18-il sena sħaħ okkupa l-kariga ta' President tal-MAAA. Chricop kien bniedem dedikat u serva f'diversi karigi oħra wara li temm il-Presidenza tal-MAAA. Taħt l-amministrazzjoni tiegħu l-atletika lokali kibret sew fil-popolarita' tagħha. Hu kellu konnessjonijiet tajba ma' diversi uffiċjali fi ħdan il-European Athletics u anke l-IAAF Hu kien rebaħ ukoll l-unur tal-Uffiċjal tas-sena fl-Isportivi Nazzjonali fl-1998. Għal diversi snin kien ukoll jokkopa l-kariga ta' Direttur fi ħdan il-KOM. Il-President tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports Sandro Micallef iddeskriva lil Chircop bħala persuna li dejjem ta servizz leali lill-Isport tal-Atletika, servizz li kien għadu jagħti sal-aħħar jiem ta' ħajtu. L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports tibgħat il-kondoljanzi lill-familja kollha Chircop.

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, [...]