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Construction and Hunting: Malta, between ‘Progress’ and ‘Tradition’

May 14, 2020 · Raisa Galea & Francois Zammit ·

The dusk of ‘traditional’ hunting in MaIta is near, but the coalition of NGOs is not the one that will put an end to it.

Tagged With: national identity, over-development, progress, spring hunting, tradition

[LISTEN] The Seven Deadly Sins of Lovin Malta

May 29, 2019 · The IotL Magazine ·

Raisa Galea talks to Christian Peregin, the founder of Lovin Malta, about the publications’ style, vision and media sensationalism. Together, they discuss Lovin Malta’s dubious coverage of the key recent national events.

Tagged With: inequality, Isles Aloud podcast, Lovin Malta, Maltese politics, over-development

True Story, Bis-Serjetà: When Satire and ‘Real’ News Become One

February 7, 2019 · Raisa Galea ·

Distinguishing between satire and dead serious news has become a challenge, hasn’t it? But there is a silver lining, too: satirical news portal Bis-Serjetà is the ‘jester that speaks truth to the king’.

Tagged With: democracy, dystopia, humour, over-development, satire

The ITS Project and the Future of Maltese Democracy

September 25, 2018 · Francois Zammit ·

The disastrous PA decision will have a long-lasting effect that few admit as yet. 

Tagged With: democracy, Malta, neoliberalism, over-development

New Plans for Sliema Tower Revealed

May 10, 2018 · Karrotta News ·

A new [t/p]ower is rising. Its victory is at hand.

Tagged With: humour, over-development

Postcards from Malta: The Paradox of Nostalgia

April 19, 2018 · Michael Grech ·

Unlike places like the Emirates, which generally promote themselves as hyper-modern hubs—versions of Las Vegas in the Persian Gulf—Malta does not brand itself as the place of ultramodern sky-scrapers. Instead, the country is portrayed through images that highlight its idyllic Mediterranean location, rural lifestyle or its ‘glorious past’.

Tagged With: modernity, nostalgia, over-development

Wirt iż-Żejtun and Bulebel: a Success Story

March 22, 2018 · Raisa Galea & Rachael Scicluna ·

How can communities resist aggressive development? Wirt iż-Żejtun shares a recipe for success.

Tagged With: community, democracy, Environment, over-development, solidarity

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