Labour accuses PN of manipulating PBS

The Labour Party accused PBS of becoming “an integral part of the manipulative and deceiving machine of the Nationalist Party”.

28 January 2012, 12:00am
by Miriam Dalli

1 min read

The Labour Party hit out at the Nationalist Party for "using PBS to try and hide the situation which GonziPN has found itself in".

Labour's spokesman for the media Gino Cauchi accused PBS of becoming "an integral part of the PN's manipulative and deceiving machine".

Referring to yesterday's news aired on the national TV station, Cauchi said that PBS failed to report the current political crisis: "While all media reported the current political crisis and calls for the country to go to the polls from various stakeholders, PBS's management ignored it all."

"PBS failed to report on such a serious and delicate situation. However, yesterday's news bulletin featured a number of features with the aim to try and show that government's structures were working," Cauchi said.

PBS's 8pm news featured reports on the Malta International Airport, Archbishop Paul Cremona's five years anniversary as archbishop, the Restorative Justice Act, government's rent scheme, Fitch's grading of Malta, Spain's unemployment increase, the Eurovision and a feature on the Good Causes Fund.

Cauchi added that PBS has the duty to inform the public about everything which goes on in the country, "and not stick to what benefits GonziPN".

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Tiftakru x'kien wieghed Gonzi meta sar prim ministru ? Li ser jurina "MOD GDID KIF GHANDHA SSIR IL-POLITIKA"! Issa ilu jurina. U l-mod kif qed jitmexxa l-PBS huwa ezatt mera ta' kif Gonzi qed imexxi l-pajjizna - BIL-KLIKKA. Fill-fatt ma cahadx dak li qal Franco Debono dwar il-Klikka u li Gonzi qed jirrombla minn fuq il-poplu !

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The Head of PBS News knows that a sin of omission is as grave as a sin of commission. If he thinks he is not being biased and unbalanced when he deliberately fails to report certain events he should think again. A person landing from Mars and watching PBS News would not even know there's the least bit of political crisis in this country. I hope the Broadcasting Authority is monitoring what is going on otherwise it might as well pack up.

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This is the same PBS that attacked D Franco Debono through their Head of News. If you have any doubt on the impartiality of PBS all you need to do is check who is leading PBS and you get the answer.

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Gate keeping at its worst! Lil 'hate blogger' tal-Bidnija jonqos biex il-PBS jigi 360 degrees! Il-Euronews u CNBC gab fuq il-krizi f'Malta; il-PBS le!