Another angle in our analysis of Press and media in the light of the law where we conclude that the Times managed to make a mockery of the right of reply. The PLPN agreement on cancelling out the potential debts resulting out of libel cases was the latest indication of how we are managing to...
Papal Visit Off R...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
The Times reports the sad breaking news for Malta’s faithful. The Papal visit has been called off. An unexpected article on this edition of the Times. Was it the volcanic ash? Was it the Luqa monument? There’s something fishy… the Pope’s not coming and all we are left...
Dissect Dissected I
posted by Jacques René Zammit
Where we start by considering the subject of the program and conclude that blogs need no validation from the mainstream media. I am going to skip the obvious and will not repeat the whole bias business on my part. It should suffice to say that in reviewing a program on which I was an...
Dissect
posted by Jacques René Zammit
Yesterday’s program available on the new jaccuse youtube channel – jaccuse tube. Get ready to dissect the dissett. We watched the streamed program and we have now got it on our very own channel: jaccusetube. Of course we have much to say, rebut and agree with given that our...
Brown's e-manif...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
How many sides has a dodecadecadecadecahedron? The answer (in case you really want to know) is 428. There’s that and more in the visual presentation of UKLabour’s manifesto that was launched at a spanking new hospital in Edgbaston a few minutes ago. This is it. The first real...
In Lou's Defenc...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
Where we argue that the broadcasting rules are not applied with the citizen in mind but rather with political parties. And we conclude that Lou should have a constitutional right to present a shoddy program. So the Broadcasting Authority has fined Public Broadcasting Services €1,400 because...
One for the fashionm...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
The J’accuse caravan is packed and on the move. Easter visits on the isle of honey and gossip are always special. We leave you with some great music while in transit. Dedicated to those who believe the world is divided between the fashio-nistas and the fashion-manistaxes …...
Miss-ing the point
posted by Jacques René Zammit
I might be mistaken, and it might be a namesake but it might also be the case that an old hero of J’accuse – subject of many an early an edition – has just made a brief reappearance on the pages of the Times. Back in the days when Facebook was not around to provide the panem...
Vella Gera Charged
posted by Jacques René Zammit
Li Tkisser Sewwi author Alex Vella Gera has been interrogated by the police and is to be summoned to court on the 20th of April. The author is now facing the same charges as Mr Camilleri and the court case is expected to be heard on April 20. Mr Camilleri is being charged with breaching...
Traffic
posted by Jacques René Zammit
Is internet traffic an indication of a site’s quality, popularity or both? What do more hits really mean and where do all the hits come from? A look into the world of web hits and misses – and the infamous Alexa toolbar. I have often had to explain to visitors of this blog that...
Legality & Inter...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
Why J’accuse is still hazy about tomorrow’s rally. We explain why it’s one thing to claim that the law is not being applied and another to disagree on its interpretation. Last week we spoke here about the upcoming rally organised by environmental NGOs in Valletta. The rally,...
The Talcum Powder Pl...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
Where we delve into one of the legal issues surrounding Plategate. Lawyers and the law were never meant to be interesting but make no mistake – the upholding and application of the same set of rules to everybody is an important foundation of our society. La legge é uguale per tutti....