Messages in the Media - University of Toronto
Messages in the Media - University of Toronto
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The Times <strong>of</strong> Malta<br />
www.times<strong>of</strong>malta.com<br />
The Times <strong>of</strong> Malta is <strong>the</strong> largest Maltese daily newspaper.<br />
It is owned by Allied Newspapers Limited and is considered<br />
to have a conservative political orientation and is<br />
strongly <strong>in</strong> favour <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU. 5 It is not affiliated with a political<br />
party.<br />
Malta Today<br />
www.maltatoday.com.mt<br />
Malta Today is a newspaper circulated only on Wednesdays<br />
and Sundays. It was founded by a former member <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Green Democratic Alternative Party along with a former<br />
functionary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nationalist Party. It is currently<br />
owned by <strong>Media</strong>Today Co. Ltd. It has a liberal political<br />
orientation, though it is not <strong>of</strong>ficially affiliated with a political<br />
party. 6<br />
The Malta Independent<br />
www.<strong>in</strong>dependent.com.mt<br />
The Malta Independent is a daily newspaper owned by<br />
Standard Publications Ltd. The paper is not affiliated with a<br />
political party, though it appears to have a “liberal conservative”<br />
political orientation. 7<br />
FINDINGS:<br />
The Eurozone Crisis<br />
- On 11 March 2011, Malta backed <strong>the</strong> Franco-German<br />
Competitiveness Pact because, as Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister Gonzi<br />
stated, it represented a tool “to streng<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />
foundation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ESM” and is important for EU members<br />
to improve <strong>the</strong>ir economies. 8<br />
- On 21 July 2011, at a Council <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU Summit Meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Brussels, Malta agreed to contribute €400 million as part<br />
<strong>of</strong> a broad €159 billion Eurozone commitment to <strong>the</strong><br />
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