Editors Press E.U. on Malta Media Independence After Reporter’s Killing
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Editors Press E.U. on Malta Media Independence After Reporter’s Killing
Not on this commission’s watch." The signers of the letter were Katharine Viner, editor in chief of The Guardian; Wolfgang Krach, editor in chief of the Süddeutsche Zeitung; Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times; Lionel Barber, editor of The Financial Times; James Harding, director of news
and current affairs at the BBC; Mario Calabresi, editor in chief of La Repubblica; Antonio Caño, editor in chief of El País; and Jérôme Fenoglio, director of Le Monde.
"We ask that you use your office to engage the Maltese government in urgent dialogue to ensure
that it is aware of its obligations as a member of the European Union to uphold the rule of law, and to maintain press freedom and free expression." Responding to the letter in a statement issued hours later, Mr. Timmermans did not commit to a formal review of Malta’s media independence.
2, 2017
Angered by the car-bomb killing of a Maltese investigative journalist last month, the editors of six European newspapers, the BBC
and The New York Times asked the European Union on Thursday to examine Malta’s media independence and to remind the island nation of its obligations to guarantee a free press.
Malta said that Daphne’s murder, combined with the structural issues the commission identified, demonstrate the need for a full investigation into th
A letter written by top editors calls on the European Union to examine Malta’s media independence
in the wake of the car-bomb killing of a Maltese investigative journalist last month.
The letter was addressed to Frans Timmermans, the vice president of the European Commission, who was
among those who had quickly described the killing of Ms. Caruana Galizia as a threat to freedom.
Not on this commission’s watch." The signers of the letter were Katharine Viner, editor in chief of The Guardian; Wolfgang Krach, editor in chief of the Süddeutsche Zeitung; Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times; Lionel Barber, editor of The Financial Times; James Harding, director of news
and current affairs at the BBC; Mario Calabresi, editor in chief of La Repubblica; Antonio Caño, editor in chief of El País; and Jérôme Fenoglio, director of Le Monde.
"We ask that you use your office to engage the Maltese government in urgent dialogue to ensure
that it is aware of its obligations as a member of the European Union to uphold the rule of law, and to maintain press freedom and free expression." Responding to the letter in a statement issued hours later, Mr. Timmermans did not commit to a formal review of Malta’s media independence.
2, 2017
Angered by the car-bomb killing of a Maltese investigative journalist last month, the editors of six European newspapers, the BBC
and The New York Times asked the European Union on Thursday to examine Malta’s media independence and to remind the island nation of its obligations to guarantee a free press.
Malta said that Daphne’s murder, combined with the structural issues the commission identified, demonstrate the need for a full investigation into th
A letter written by top editors calls on the European Union to examine Malta’s media independence
in the wake of the car-bomb killing of a Maltese investigative journalist last month.
The letter was addressed to Frans Timmermans, the vice president of the European Commission, who was
among those who had quickly described the killing of Ms. Caruana Galizia as a threat to freedom.