Comments on: GUEST POST: the death or taming of current affairs discussion on television has killed discussion in public

By: Wonderland

Wonderland — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:15:25 +0000

Mattew S, I completely agree with your analysis.

It is very clear that this government is silencing a few influential journalists and is therefore free in manipulating information supplied to the media to distance critics away from it. The irony is that we are paying for such malpractice.

A case in point is this:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140608/local/bondi-earning-54000-as-festivities-consultant.522386

By: Salvu

Salvu — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:07:39 +0000

http://www.timesofmalta.com/mobile/view/20140608/local/bondi-earning-54000-as-festivities-consultant.522386

Not only did they buy his silence. They actually bought WE’s silence.

By: gaetano pace

gaetano pace — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 08:35:43 +0000

Norman Vella should be on NET television at peak time to carry on with his current affairs programme.

By: David

David — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:28:12 +0000

If we take BBC television, how many political or discussion programmes are there?

By: David

David — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:26:28 +0000

It is good that political programmes have decreased on television. Our news bulletins are full of political reports and we are an overpoliticised society.

However there are other media today as this media and Facebook were political and other type of discussions can take place.

Besides Xarabank there are other discussion progammes on TVM as Times Talk, Reporter and Andrew Azzopardi’s programme.

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 22:02:19 +0000

Gvern trasparenti.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 19:05:12 +0000

In reply to Matthew S.

Matthew S,

Muscat’s sore point is Labour itself. Indeed he has to carry the illusion that the PL IS the PN, only better.

Busuttil should not exist outside his design, it disrupts his ‘narrative’.

How can I get in touch?

By: michael seychell

michael seychell — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 17:26:18 +0000

In reply to Gobsmacked.

Sometimes I wonder whether people know what goes on on Net Television.

How many know that there is a daily discussion programme called Dot Net between 7.30 pm and 10.30 pm, stopping for the Net. T.V News in between.

It differs totally from Xarabank which many a time is dominated by the shouting, booing and cheering of semi-literate people in the audience.

Most probably many do not even know that on Radio 101 there are also two daily discussion programmes, one at 6pm, and the other at 10.30pm.

Net. T.V. and Radio 101 have increased their audience share according to official figures.

By: Matthew S

Matthew S — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 17:20:53 +0000

Jeremy Paxman’s retirement from Newsnight a couple of months ago serves as a stark reminder of how important and effective television interviews are.

Here’s Michael Howard failing to answer a simple yes or no question despite being asked it twelve times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwlsd8RAoqI

And here’s Chloe Smith pressing the self-destruct button (interview starts on the 6:30 mark).

Incidentally, why can’t we have a similar discussion in Malta about fuel prices being increased by a few cents in December and being decreased by a few cents in April?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bddWaHuxTzc

And here’s Nigel Farage making an ass of himself while banging on against Romanians.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynq_KqlmHIY

By: Alexander Ball

Alexander Ball — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:41:42 +0000

I will put money on NET TV staying dormant until the election campaign.

After all, politicians are only after your vote.