PN hits out at media stories on home affairs minister
The Nationalist Party this morning criticised a story in One News which claimed that Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici may be replaced by Beppe Fenech Adami. The story was also features in l-orizzont.
In a statement, the party said that Labour leader Joseph Muscat knew that Dr Mifsud Bonnici was in hospital, but this did not stop his media from stooping so low as "to fabricate a shallow and scandalous story. To add insult to injury, it was claimed that " in order to justify this move, health reasons will be mentioned as the cause for his removal ".
This, the PN said, showed the PL to be cold, shameless, and highly unethical.
"The shameless and highly unethical story on One News was penned by someone who until a few days ago was Joseph Muscat's personal assistant. Today he heads the Labour Party media. Through this appointment, Joseph Muscat wanted to make sure that he has total control of the Labour media. Hence, Joseph Muscat was aware and had a hand in that disgusting story," the PN said.
"When Joseph Muscat was elected Party leader, he appointed a committee to draw up a code of ethics for the Labour Party media. Back then, he had pledged that under his leadership the Labour Party journalists will be ethical in their work and the stories they report. Now, it is clear that that was a superficial exercise, typical of Joseph Muscat, to give the impression that he means business and that he is all for ethical reporting – when he is not," the PN said.
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Ms Francesca Abela
Sep 2nd 2011, 23:16
If anyone should resign it's Austin Gatt for the fiasco he caused Malta in the Public transport Arriva system! Neither Dolores Cristina felt the need to step down after losing students the EU funds but let her staff carry the can - Hitting a man when he's down like in the case of the Justice Minister smacks too much of petty personal orchestrated interest from someone who has his eye on the job!!
Ms Francesca Abela
Sep 2nd 2011, 23:07
If anyone should resign it's Austin Gatt for the mess he caused in Public Transport with the Arriva disaster, hitting a man when he's down like in the case of the Justice Minister smacks too much of petty personal interest from certain quarters!
Ms Francesca Abela
Sep 2nd 2011, 23:07
If anyone should resign it's Austin Gatt for the mess he caused in Public Transport with the Arriva disaster, hitting a man when he's down like in the case of the Justice Minister smacks too much of petty personal interest from certain quarters!
j brincat
Sep 2nd 2011, 13:52
On coming to power Dr Gonzi also promised 'a new way of doing politics' But did he?????
(jb)
Christian Sciberras
Sep 6th 2011, 01:06
Oh come on, I'm all about ditching this government down the drain, but you can't ignore the fact that a change in politics has happened a long time ago, yes, thanks to Dr Gonzi's party.
Frans Aguis
Sep 2nd 2011, 10:47
I don't get it why is anyone surprised the PN would do such a thing.They are politicians for god's sake!!!You all honestly believe them?I don't mean to say that One news got it spot on but I think they gave us a good idea...
Joe Brincat-LL.D
Sep 1st 2011, 22:05
Tghoddhom fuq subghajk dawk li lil Dr Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici xtaqulu fejqan malajr. Jien jiddispjacini hafna ghalih, ghax kif nghidu, tifel sew hafna. Mhux dejjem naqbel mieghu u f'kollox, imma meta jkun ma jiflahx ninsa l-ftit differenzi u minn qalbi nixtiequ s-sahha. Kieku kont jien, nassigurakom li anke hu u missieru kienu jhossu ghaliha ghax huma nies sew.
Jixraq dejjem li meta bniedem ikun marid, u hu min jaf x'ikun qed ihoss, dawn l-affarijiet jibqghu privati. Wara kollox kulhadd taht sema wiehed.
Carm, meta taqra dawn ic-cucati, kif ghedtlek, idhak !
Mr David Bezzina
Sep 1st 2011, 21:29
WHILE WISHING THE MINISTER A SPEEDY RECOVERY,THE
STORY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS HEALTH.
THE MINISTER HAS DEFINETELY NOT DELIVERED AS THE JUSTICE SYSTEM LEAVES OF LOT TO BE DESIRED EVEN AFTER SOME REFORMS THAT WERE MADE IN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE IT.
THE PN SHOULD BE THE LAST ENTITY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NON-ETHICAL JOURNALISM SINCE THE PN MEDIA ARE EXPERTS AT IT.
Mr Pat Hobson
Sep 1st 2011, 17:31
I'm not saying that what One News did was right. But have you all forgotten when Dr. Sant was in hospital just before the 2008 elections? Have you all forgotten when he had to have surgery on his eyes? Have you all forgotten the mudslinging because he was separated? Have you forgotten the lies said and reported about him that he was drunk? Come on. This is not politics. This is tribal warfare typical maltese style!
J. Schembri
Sep 1st 2011, 20:16
Pat , voters have a right to know to whom they are voting .
A prime minister with a serious health problem is one thing, a minister on sick leave is another. Hopefully Carm’s sickness is not serious .
Mr M Mamo
Sep 2nd 2011, 00:54
WOw Pat Hobson today seems to have some free time to lash out on PN supporters ... forgot what a guy called us PN supporters? "DNA HAZINA!" ... But unfortunately blinded political supporters only remember what they like
Alfred Bugeja
Sep 2nd 2011, 07:24
When Alfred Sant was in hospital in 2008, the Prime Minister had issued a press release to wish him well and the PN had done the same. The Nationalist media did not play any tricks and did not speculate.
Christian Sciberras
Sep 2nd 2011, 13:55
Mr M Mamo - Iblah hu ghax ma jafx x'qieghed jghid, u blah iehor int li emmintu...
M Schembri
Sep 1st 2011, 17:29
It seems that the PN and its apologists have two weights and two measures. When Alfred Sand had an operation due to a cancerous growth, they said it was in the interest of the public to know exactly what he had and what was being done about it. They where even the first to say that he had cancer. Now they expect everyone to shut his mouth. Whatever the minister has according to the same people who expected to be informed about Alfred Sant's condition, we should be informed about the minister's condition and health.
Had they informed the public, one news would not have had the chance to fabricte anything. The usual two weights two measuires.
Mr Carmel (Nenu) Aquilina
Sep 1st 2011, 17:29
Veru partit laborista bil Media b'kollox li tistmaw lill partitarji tagħkom nies b'inteliġenza baxxa,
Il-poplu Malti huwa ħafna iżjed inteliġenti minn kemm jistmaħ il-partit laborista!
Mela minn ikun jirrispettak jigdiblek, jew jipprova jbellalek il-praspar, u jiġbidlek saqajk!
Taħsbu intom li b'dawn il-ħrejjef, brikkunati u invenzjonijiet, il-poplu Malti ser javdakom biex tkunu xi' darba fil-gvern?
Huwa qiegħdin fl''oppożizzjoni u qed tagħmlu dawn l-affarijiet aħseb u ara jekk tkunu fil-gvern x''fabrika tal-gideb u brikkunati ser ikollna!
Istħu istmaw lill-poplu inteliġenti Malti b'dan il-mod!
Poplu Malti u Għawdxi ħsiebek hemm għax dawn għadhom ma inbidlux, u mhux ser jinbidlu, għax ma jridux jinbidlu, u allura il-wied minn fejn għadda għad jerġa jgħaddi, jekk tafda lill-partit Laborista, imbgħad miskin int!
Alfred Bugeja
Sep 1st 2011, 14:40
Elsewhere, one can also read that Carm Mifsud Bonnici has been in and out of hospital for the past three weeks.
There is no way in hell that no one from the Labour Party or the ONE newsroom did not know about his convalescence. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them went to pay him a visit at MDH as well.
I guess that ONE's new motto should start reading "Setting ever lower standards in journalism"
joseph briffa
Sep 1st 2011, 13:58
Kemm hawn min jinqeda bil mard biex johrog il hama.
Charlie Borg
Sep 1st 2011, 16:28
He is one minister that no 'hama' can come out of him, believe me!
Mr Victor Laiviera
Sep 1st 2011, 13:32
It's incredible how sensitive the PN becomes when it's one of their own under the spotlight.
Have they forgotten how, when Alfred Sant had an eye-operation and had to wear sunglasses, their cameramen showed nothing except close-ups of his face for the next week?
Incredible hypocrisy.
R Saliba
Sep 1st 2011, 16:07
oh! So by your reasoning the PL is just as bad. If the PN is insensitive, than so can the PL be. How progressive.
M Schembri
Sep 1st 2011, 18:54
R.Saliba - What Mr Laviera said is that the PN should not be scandalised because someone is using their own tactics even if on a smaller scale. As the saying goes "What is good for the goose is good for the gender".
Anyway back in 2008, the PN media gave a full account of Dr Sant's illness, because they said that since he is the leader of the oppisition the Nation has a right to know what he has, and how he is. Now they should have been the first to tell us what the Minister has and how he is. It's no use beating about the bush, what was right then is right now period.
Mr Carmel (Nenu) Aquilina
Sep 3rd 2011, 07:52
Imma kemm tparla fil-vojt, għid darba waħd tajba sur Privitera!
Mr Victor vella
Sep 1st 2011, 13:30
This, the PN said, showed the PL to be cold, shameless, and highly unethical.
Ara veru tal-PN tilfu kull direzzjoni. Lanqas jisthu minn Alla li hallaqhom.
Jekk Tal-PL huma cold tal-PN huma hodor u bla kuxjenza la socjali u lanqas Kristjana li tant jiftahru kemm ivvuttaw le ghad-divorzju.
Shamless- again lanqas jisthu minn Alla li jinqdew bih- Il-poplu mghakkes u mghaffeg bil-kontijiet bla hniena tad-dawl u l-ilma, gholi tal-prezzijiet tal-Gas ul-petrol, d-diesel u l-pitrolju u l-oppressuri tal-pipplu bla zejt f`wicchom hadu €600.16c u ic-cwiec l-oppressati hadu 1€16c only.
Highly unethical! again lanqas jisthu minn Alla li hallqhom!. Mela meta Gonzi baghat kemm Alla halaq ittri lil- tad-drydocks, tas-Sea Malta, tat-telemalta ta` l-Air Malta , lil patafjun ta` ittri lin-nies fejn hahdmu li jekk jidhlu fl-unjoni europea mhux se jitilfu xoghlhom u ballec dawn kollha spiccaw minghajr xoghol, dan ethical sur Gonzi ippokritta u qarrieq? Dawn dahqu bi skoss cwiec u sar kollhox bil-kontra ta` daq li qalu. Gideb fahxi u sffaccat.
R Saliba
Sep 1st 2011, 16:13
u b' dan id-dwejjaq kollu li hawn, ghala l-orrizzont ma semmietx dawn li semmejt int minflok ivvintat storja? Jekk skont int il-PN ma jisthux min Alla li halaqom, il-PL qed jipprova jimitahom?
Alfred Bugeja
Sep 1st 2011, 16:17
erm... sorry ta...
But what does this have to do with a Minister being in hospital and One News inventing stories about him?
Mr M Mamo
Sep 1st 2011, 16:42
kompli ara l-One ha jgibuk nies :) Jien id-Dockyard kont ... xoghol sibt mal-Gvern u m'ghandi l-ebda simpatija politika ghax kollha l-istess ...
Mr Joseph Aquilina
Sep 1st 2011, 16:49
Admit that PL and it's media is wrong and not jumping on something else to try and win the argument!!
Stefan Zammit
Sep 1st 2011, 13:21
This was really a low blow... ONE really made it sound like PN was going to fabricate "health reasons" as an excuse.
Mr Pat Hobson
Sep 1st 2011, 13:01
@Abela. Have you ever heard the Maltese adage "Il-qasba ma ccaqcaqx ghalxejn"?
Mr Denis Pace
Sep 1st 2011, 15:00
@Mr Pat Hobson
that is definitely not the case.
The person happens to have serious medical matters.
The way the MLP media "transformed" this into cheap partisan issue is DISGUSTING!
Mr Joseph Aquilina
Sep 1st 2011, 16:51
@Mr Pat Hobson
You are right, HE REALLY HAS HEALTH ISSUES!! and PL and it's media decided to try to gain benefit out of that as well. One should feel ashamed supporting such people!!
J. Schembri
Sep 1st 2011, 12:52
For those who never experienced the State Radio/TV (Xandir Malta) during Labour’s golden years , this would have been a typical report in the eight o’clock news.
The ‘bomb’ report at Eddie Fenech Adami’s summer residence immediately comes to mind.
To Dr Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici: get well soon and take care.
A. Tabone
Sep 1st 2011, 12:51
Before the last election we were spared this backbiting from Labour, because they had an imaginary 20,000 vote majority over the PN on their side.
Not so sure now are they? They're back to the mud-slinging antics of the EU Referendum and subsequent election campaign....
Mr john vella
Sep 1st 2011, 17:04
@A. Tabone
As an independent voter, I definitely will not vote for Dr. JM., so one can say I am one with a limited choice for who to vote, considering that as of lately the PN are not much doing better.
But, when both parties are put to scale I believe the biggest asset for the PN is this new star Dr. JM. and his new found friends I saw him drinking with lately.
As they say Joseph keep it up.
Brian Gatt
Sep 1st 2011, 17:27
Mud Slinging? hmm i think PL learnt its tactics from the PN (about time as well) lets say a Taste of their own Medicine !!
Still I find that where health is involved BOTH politcial medias (including the so called Govt station) should back off, and if anything they should offer support
Mr Pat Hobson
Sep 1st 2011, 17:28
You an independent voter???!!!! You really made me laugh! Just go over your posts and see how independent you are.
Mr john vella
Sep 1st 2011, 18:51
@ Pat Hobson
It is so nice to hear I gave you a laugh, on my part the opposite is happening to me, when I realize that as an ex-committee member and ex-district committee member of the OLD Malta Labour Party I see my party has reached such lows as inviting people who their likes in Egypt today are staying they want to kill Christians.
D Pace
Sep 1st 2011, 12:45
both parties lost their credibility a long time ago
Karl Abela
Sep 1st 2011, 12:29
Labour is losing credibility fast. It is obvious that their tactics are desperate to attract popularity when in actual fact it is doing the opposite.
Mr A. Mizzi
Sep 1st 2011, 14:40
Who is losing credibility? Labour Losing Credibility ?
Go ask ousted big heads of the P.N. like John Dalli and P.N. back benchers......
Come down from Cloud 9 ...
Joseph Scicluna
Sep 1st 2011, 15:45
Labour never had any credbility. They do not know the meaning of the word!
Mr Joseph N. Attard
Sep 1st 2011, 12:22
Il-hanzir taqtaghlu denbu....
Mr Pat Hobson
Sep 1st 2011, 13:50
Now that's a nice thought regarding your party!
Mr Joseph N. Attard
Sep 1st 2011, 14:16
Problem with your remark Mr. Hobson is that you do not really know which is my party. Now let me take a wild guess at yours....
Joseph Scicluna
Sep 1st 2011, 15:51
Mr. Attard, don't make any wild guesses, this one is an opportunist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr A. Mizzi
Sep 1st 2011, 12:21
Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici may be replaced is nt that bad an idea..... not really delivering is he?
Mario Pisani
Sep 1st 2011, 12:12
Xejn gdid mil-Labour. Ormai, sirna nkunu sorprizi jekk il-Lejber ma jaghmilx dawn il-hnizrijiet!!
Get well soon Ministru!
mario gellel
Sep 1st 2011, 12:07
ONLY IN THE GONZI REGIME .
Mr Denis Pace
Sep 1st 2011, 15:02
This was a Disgusting scoop. to say the least.
But the MLP can stoop so low that no-one is surprised.
Anyone with Labour tendencies , who has some form of decency, should acknowledge this.
The least they can do is Shut up and stop this charade
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