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The Institute of Maltese Journalists introduced a series of firsts during a meeting of the new executive council, nominating its first-ever female president and council members receiving their own designations to spearhead the IGM’s mission for the next few years. During a meeting held yesterday, Sylvana Debono, a veteran journalist who heads the editorial team at Beacon Media group which incorporates both Newsbook.com.mt as well as 103FM, was chosen to be the IGM’s president. She thanked the outgoing President Yannick Pace for his work as well as the preceding council for laying solid foundations for future achievements. “This is a great team, and we all bring different skills to the table. We should be able to be of service to our profession and raise standards even higher,” said Sylvana Debono. Debono will be supported by an executive council which will now reflect the ever-increasing priorities of the IGM. Each member [...]

Kollegi Illum 2 ta' Lulju qed niċċelebraw il-Jum Dinji dedikat lill-Ġurnalisti tal-Isport. B'hekk il-ġurnata tal-lum hi importanti bħal kull sena li niċelebrawha iżda din is-sena niċċelebrawha b'mod partikolari hekk kif is-sena 2020 taħbat ukoll is-sena li fiha qed niċċelebraw il-50 sena anniversarju mit-twaqqif tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports lura fl-1970 dakinhar kienet ingħatat l-isem Għaqda Kittieba Sports. Minn hawn insellem lill-ewwel President tagħna Fr. Hilary Tagliaferro u sħabu fl-ewwel kumitat. Sena partikolari din tal-2020 mhux biss ta' ċelebrazzjoni għalina iżda ta' riflessjoni hekk kif kienet sena li x-xogħol tagħna kien affetwat bil-COVID-19 u r-riperkussjonijiet kollha li din il-pandemija ġabet magħha. Il-waqfien ta' diversi attivitajiet sportivi f'Malta affetwaw lil ħafna minnkom li kontu tkunu assenjati xogħol l-aktar f’kull tmiem il-ġimgħa. Fortunatament f'pajjiżna ma rriżultax li kien hemm sensji ta' ġurnalisti tal-inqas dawk li jaħdmu fil-ġurnaliżmu bħala l-impjieg prinċipali tagħhom. Il-ħsieb u s-solidarjeta' tiegħi imorru lill-eluf ta' ġurnalisti madwar id-Dinja speċjalment fl-Ewropa u fl-Amerika [...]

At the Annual General Meeting, held yesterday, a new Executive Council of the Institute of Maltese Journalists was appointed for the coming two years. For the first time, the council will have members from six local newsrooms meaning there now is the greatest ever representation of Maltese media on the IGM. Also for the first time, IGM will have three women in the Council, making this the largest female representation ever held by the Institute’s Council in its 30 years of existence. In the absence of a nomination for the office of President, it was agreed that one of the members elected to the council should be selected president at the first meeting of the Council when the respective posts are assigned. Nigel Mifsud will continue to hold office as General Secretary while Mario Schiavone will continue to hold office as treasurer. The other appointed members are Claire Caruana, Sylvana [...]

F’Laqgħa Ġenerali Annwali organizzata b’mod virtwali, inħatar Kunsill Eżekuttiv ġdid għallIstitut tal-Ġurnalisti Maltin għas-sentejn li ġejjin. Għall-ewwel darba, il-kunsill se jkollu membri minn sitt kmamar tal-aħbarijiet lokali biex b’hekk hemm l-akbar rapreżentanza tal-media Maltija. Għall-ewwel darba ukoll, l-IĠM se jkollu tliet nisa fil-Kunsill, biex b’hekk hemm l-akbar rapreżentanza femminili li qatt kellu l-Kunsill tal-IĠM fi 30 sena kemm ilu jeżisti. Fin-nuqqas ta’ nominazzjoni għall-kariga ta’ President, il-laqgħa ġenerali annwali qablet li persuna fost il-membri eletti fil-kunsill għandha tintgħażel għall-President fl-ewwel laqgħa tal-Kunsill meta jitqassmu il-karigi rispettivi. Nigel Mifsud se jibqa’ jokkupa l-kariga ta’ Segretarju Ġenerali waqt li Mario Schiavone se jibqa jokkupa lkariga ta’ teżorier. Il-membri l-oħra appuntati huma Claire Caruana, Sylvana Debono, Christine Amaira, Neil Camilleri, Julian Bonnici, Charles Camenzuli u Domenic Aquilina. Il-President tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport Sandro Micallef se jkun membru mingħajr vot fil-kunsill, bl-għaqda hi statutorjament affiljata fi ħdan l-IĠM. Waqt il-laqgħa ġenerali annwali, ġie żvelat il-logo [...]