Comments on: Finding out about Malta from the BBC https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:22:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anthony Farrugia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71562 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:22:54 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71562 In reply to red nose.

I think that in times like these when there is breaking news which directly affects Malta in various ways there should be a web editor to continue updating timesofmalta.com 24/7.

The last update before the web site “shut” down for the night was that about the illegal shooting of spoonbills. Not that this has no news value, but come on, the rapidly evolving events in Libya take precedence over anything else, except maybe the ourbreak of World War III.

]]> By: Anthony Farrugia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71561 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:17:13 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71561 In reply to Strategic Manager.

What about the proverbial piss-up in a brewery ? As long as the beer is free……

]]> By: red nose https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71560 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:54:21 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71560 In reply to John Schembri.

I think that the duties and efforts of the “Night Editor” in any newspaper are not really appreciated enough by the paper-readers. Quite a back-breaking job

]]> By: Tim Ripard https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71559 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:40:41 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71559 Just to clarify – only made the headlines in the Austrian media is what I mean by ‘here’.

]]> By: Tim Ripard https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71558 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:39:25 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71558 Saw it on the BBC a couple of days ago but strangely enough it only made the headlines here today (Mon 21.02), as far as I could see, with reports about rumours that Austria was sending Gaddafi military assistance, vehemently denied, of course.

]]> By: John Schembri https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71557 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:17:15 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71557 In reply to Anthony Farrugia.

The Times is the only paper in Malta with some sort of activity on its website.
MT and the other sites just cut and paste news from the Times.
Malta Independent just puts its paper on the net after 10.00, like the Times.

]]> By: Anthony Farrugia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71556 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:17:19 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71556 In reply to John Schembri.

Newspapers overseas update their web sites 24/7 whenever there is important breaking news. Tomorrow’s printed newspaper is already out of date at the time of this post because it has already been put to bed.

]]> By: ciccio2011 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71555 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:06:15 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71555 Daphne, after the blackout caused to Media Today by the pro-Mubarak lobby, you have to forgive the Maltese news websites for not covering the Libyan popular revolts.

]]> By: La Redoute https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71554 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:48:20 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71554 In reply to John Schembri.

“If there is going to be an airlift we will know about it tomorrow.”

Are you a born optimist? Or just a natural logician?

Either way, perhaps you could take the time to explain to Maltastar that not featuring on an airline’s drop-down menu means exactly that.

]]> By: John Schembri https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/finding-out-about-malta-from-the-bbc/#comment-71553 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:25:37 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9682#comment-71553 “Even when the story has a Maltese angle (twice over), our newsrooms fail to pick it up. timesofmalta.com has one line telling us what the BBC said, uploaded at 6pm.”

Daphne, we all know that The Times website stops at around 7pm.

Their main business is printing tomorrow’s paper during the night.

The night editor’s main duty is to give us the latest news printed on tomorrow’s issue.

Same applies to Malta Today.

If there is going to be an airlift we will know about it tomorrow.

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