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Sandro Micallef is the new President of the Malta Sports Journalists Association after he has been elected in the Association’s Annual General Meeting held on Monday 10th July. He replaces long serving President Charles Camenzuli who had recently resigned from the post after being elected in his new role as AIPS Europe President and AIPS Vice President during the 80th AIPS Congress in South Korea. Although Micallef was the only candidate for the post of President he asked the members present at the General Meeting to confirm their trust in him through a secret vote which resulted in 30 votes in favour, 1 vote against and 1 abstention. In his last address as outgoing President Charles Camenzuli emphasized on the need of continuity at the helm of the Malta Sports Journalists Association remarking that Micallef has now the responsibility to lead the newly elected executive committee to the 50 years [...]

Photos (© Joe Borg) from yesterday annual general meeting  

L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports tingħaqad mal-pajjiżi affiljati mal-Assoċjazzjoni Dinjija tal-Media tal-Isport billi tfakkar il-Jum Dinji tal-Ġurnaliżmu tal-Isport. Illum aktar minn qabel ir-rwol tal-media tal-isport huwa differenti minn kif kien fil-passat kemm f’dak li huwa l-mod kif titwassal l-aħbar u wisq aktar dwar it-temi attwali li l-media tal-isport għandha d-dover u risponsabilta’ li tittratta b’mod ġust u fattwali. Il-media tal-isport f’pajjiżna ma tistax tibqa’ lura milli taġġorna ruħha u tagħraf tgħażel x’hemm wara l-aħbar li titwassal u għal xhiex l-istess aħbar trid titwassal. L-argumenti attwali dwar il-‘fair play’ , il-kunċett ta’ parteċipazzjoni minn kull min iħobb l-isport, il-ġlieda kontra d-doping u r-razziżmu kif wkoll il-ġlieda għal sport nadif u nieqes minn korruzzjoni u tbagħbis ta’ riżultati huma fatturi li l-media tal-isport trid taħdem dwarhom biex teduka u tkun ta’ sors ta’ riferenza għal kull min isegwi programmi jew paġni tal-isport fil-ġurnali. Daqstant ieħor filwaqt li r-relazzjoni ma’ min imexxi l-isport f’pajjiżna u [...]