Exploring the Maltese Media Landscape.
Editors: Joseph Borg, Adrian Hillman, Mary Anne Lauri.
Publishers. Allied Publications
Exploring the Maltese Media Landscape is the
first collection of studies carried out by
fourteen leading Maltese academics wholly
dedicated to the study of different aspects of
the Maltese mediascape. The book is divided into
two sections. The first section discusses the
symbiotic relationship between society and its
media structures, while section two discusses several aspects of media content.
Introduction
Preface: Prof G DeMarco
Media in Maltese Society: Dr Mary Anne Lauri
Part One: Societal and Media Structures
Chap 1. Malta's Media Landscape: An
overview. Joseph Borg
Chap 2. Implementing Marketing in an Evolving Context
Some Reflections and Implications
for Firms in Malta Prof Albert Caruana
Chap 3. Growing up in a Global Village: young
people and the Internet in Malta.
Dr Toni Sant
Chap 4. Balancing the commerical and editorial
aspects of public PBS Ltd. Joseph Borg
Chap 5. Newsrooms as Sub-Systems of Political
Organisations Dr Carmen Sammut
Chap 6. The Legal Framework of the Maltese
Media Prof Kevin Aquilina
Part Two: Media Content and Representation
Chap 7. Representations of Youth in the Media. Dr Marylin Clark
Chap 8. Gendering the Media: Problematic
portraits, strategies for change Dr Brenda Murphy
Chap 9. Daisy Petal Picking. Maltese media
love-hate relationship with vulnerable people
Christina Borg, Joseph M Camilleri
Chap 10. â??The Italian Jobâ??: The impact of
input from television on language learning
Dr Sandro Caruana
Chap 11. Children, Media and
Multiskilling Dr Sandra Dingli, Shirley Pulis Xerxen
Chap 12. Laughter or Tears? The satirical
cartoon as journalistic commentator. Dr Gorg Mallia
The editors, Joseph Borg ((joseph.borg /at/ um.edu.mt))
, Adrian Hillman ((ahillman /at/ timesofmalta.com.mt))
and Mary Anne Lauri ((mary-anne.lauri /at/ um.edu.mt))
, are actively involved with Maltaâ??s main
print and broadcasting media as well as in
teaching different aspects of media studies at the University of Malta.
The book can be bought on line from the
â??booksâ?? section of www.timesofmalta.com for the price of ?9.95.
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Joseph Borg
Centre for Communication Technology
University of Malta
Msida
Malta
Mobile: +356 79440481
