The Chairman of the Institute of Maltese Journalists can't speak to me because he's in Geneva
I can twist that Malcolm round my little finger. Oh, and please don't ask who shot Raymond Caruana.
I tried ringing Malcolm Naudi, chairman of the Institute of Maltese Journalists, once more and he didn’t pick up.
So I sent him a text message:
“You should be ashamed of yourself for issuing that libellous statement, Malcolm. I can’t believe it of you. Daphne”
I got a text message back:
“I am in Geneva. Back at office on Friday. Will call you. MJN.”
How does it follow logically that because he’s in Geneva he can’t speak on the phone? And what sort of institute chairman finds himself with a libellous cock-up on his hands and postpones dealing with it for two days until his return to Malta so that he can save on his roaming charges?
I sent him a text message in reply:
“I assume they have phones in Geneva.”
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Too afraid of the possibility of you recording the phone conversation, Daphne.
Too afraid of perhaps saying something which could be used later in a court of law, be it in your favour or against the statement issued by the IGM.
Let’s face it, as you pointed out, he is either weak and permits such statements to be issued without his scrutiny, or if he knew about it and admitted to you that much, your wrath would descend upon him. No laughing matter!
Are the Paraventu For Super One and MaltaToday seriously alleging that you attacked the excuse for journalists that masquerade as a Super One crew? George Orwell please come back…
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he should check if this still exists
It is well known that the IMJ is an incubator of Labour journalists. What did you expect? I believe even Lou Bondi has said this in the past. (But I stand to be corrected).
What did you expect them to say? Labour’s Wan TV with their spanking new code of ethics given onto them by Moses Muscat have an axe to grind against you.
Probably at the auto show checking out the new models–the ones with two legs. Excuse will be that he had to check his cell at the door–no photos allowed.
” And what sort of institute chairman finds himself with a libellous cock-up on his hands …… ?”
Because he was unaware that the statement had been released?
Or they phoned him and told him that the Bidnija sisters have really done it this time, and the One News crew is at Mater Dei “fil periklu tal-mewt”.
[Daphne – They would never have told him ‘the Bidnija sisters’. We’re from Milner Street, Sliema, like Malcolm’s wife who lived opposite us. The people at Malta Today and Super One can’t get over the fact that I have a house in Bidnija and they don’t. Well, what can I say? Tough.]
Or did he know the full details and authorised the release? Any one of the above is madness.
Daphne, I suppose you write your blog from Bidnija. All the more reason for those at One to be jealous – they work out of that Marsa place, where the only place of entertainment is possibly Albert Town…
Daphne has already told us that she writes her blog from various places in Malta and abroad, from across the Atlantic too for that matter.
Stephen Tonna Lowell’s wife also lived opposite us in Milner Street.
Small world …
How did you manage to obtain the photo of the woman who stole Charlon’s wallet?
Min jaf. Forsi minghand zewgha li forzi jismu Louis.
And what photo would that be? Am I missing something here?
The Raymond Caruana episode is one of the saddest in Maltese history.
What is the connection here?
[Daphne – Ma tarax. I’m not going to tell you what the connection is.]
Is the lady in the picture Julia Farrugia and how is she related to Raymond Caruana’s story?
[Daphne – The woman, not lady, in the picture is Julia Farrugia. I have no idea how she is related to the Raymond Caruana story, if at all. Is she related to the Raymond Caruana story? No idea.]
This is a lady
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100303/local/magistrates-lawyer-calls-for-protection-order
Love the jacket, Daphne! Very stylish…. is it Desigual? Read some derogatory comments online about what you wore to court. Perhaps they expected you to wear a sjuut? Or a silver dress?
[Daphne – Yes, Desigual. Dawk qabda injoranti li ma jifmhux sahta. To them, style is a biznizsjut with a Burberry scarf, u kollox gris jew iswed, b’xi court shoe u xi hajlajts bjondi u xeba foundation qisu maskra. The Maltese look.]
Speaking of ‘silver dress’, Lil Din is currently window shopping in Paris for a dress to wear in the occasion on Malta’s EU presidency in 2017. Back in Malta from her exciting gita, she’ll sit down and write a brief to Christian Dior, while her husband wraps up his 20 year plan.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100303/local/charlon-gouder-asks-police-to-investigate-caruana-galizia: “This, the lawyers contended, constituted harassment of Mr Gouder” I suppose it’s like when PN supporters used to assault policemen by hitting their fists with their faces (PN supporters’ faces, of course)
Policemen’s fists you mean.
As far as I know Daphne asked a question … you know the type of questions the PL leaders frequently ask in their Sunday sermons. You don’t need to be a failed law student to fathom this.
Who is the Vice-President of the Institute?
[Daphne – Deputy chairman, you mean: Julia Farrugia, formerly of Super One and now in Saviour Balzan’s stable.]
The more I read, the more my jaw drops. Unbelievable.
And that is an office suit, right?
Aha!
Yes…the penny has finally dropped, hasn’t it?
Is this the penny?
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/concepts-and-ideas/character-traits/6572162-penny-drop-bounce.php?id=6572162
http://www.dinlarthelwa.org/images/newsfromDLH/journalist%20awards%202007%20009.jpg
bikkejta miskina!
Geneva? Is he looking for chocolates, like the Maltese used to do back in the 70s and 80s when overseas? Some Tobler’One’ would do for Julia Farrugia.
The IGM’s statement breaches its own code of ethics.
Article 4 d states that the following is in breach of ethical behaviour:
“Whenever it is established that a significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distorted report is published, and no prompt and prominent correction is made.”
Anyone who picked up and published the statement as factul breached article 4m:
“Whenever false or misleading or distorted reports are published.”
And Super One (identified by IGM as a victim), breached article 5:
“In reporting accident and crimes consideration should always be shown to the victims and the next-of-kin especially in filming or the taking of pictures…”
And their friends and allies at Media Today breached article 7:
“All reports of crimes and court proceedings are to be strictly factual and a clear distinction should at all times be made and explained between the facts and the expression of opinion.”
And article 12 lays out what the IGM should do next:
“Whenever, after due process the Commission finds that a journalist has violated one or more of the rules of this Code of Ethics, it may impose any one or more of the following sanctions in accordance with the gravity of the offence:
a. disapproval
b. censure
c. grave censure
In appropriate cases, the decision may be given whatever publicity the Commission deems fit. In all cases, the Commission shall also communicate its decision to the Organizational Head of the journalist concerned.”
We can now look forward to the IGM issuing a statement of grave censure against itself, along with Super One and Media Today, while communicating its decision to themselves as they are their own Organizational Heads (sic).
In Malta Today’s words, the farce continues.
Julia should get to the ‘bottom’ of this.
“And what sort of institute chairman finds himself with a libellous cock-up on his hands and postpones dealing with it for two days until his return to Malta so that he can save on his roaming charges?”
Ilalla – what a joke!