Editor, news junkie, occasional theatre director #journalism #media #medialiteracy #theatre #malta www.timesofmalta.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3mjd55orysc26Europe sleeps well tonight.12 Apr 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd55orysc26https://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3miquu2s7bc2dEven by Donald Trump's standards, this post is quite possibly the most insane thing I've ever seen posted by a politician. And a Happy Easter to all #Trump05 Apr 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miquu2s7bc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lz4oo7m4ls2gStephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are now silenced in Trump’s America. So much for ‘woke' cancel culture being a leftist issue. This is now a bad dress rehearsal for authoritarianism. And when you take down comedians, it’s not funny at all. Photo: AFP18 Sep 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4oo7m4ls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3ln5u4ljx4s2uTrumpism is built on pettiness and self-interest, so resisting means embodying the opposite virtues. Brilliant piece from Michael Plant. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/18/trump-happiness-usaid-nato?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawJwTqFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlAR90bvI87CYlnMpbQWmhIm9TvBFZ3Rph0Tbc90osM_YF1nkLIofq4Fnpzq_aem_mW-R707wtyhJRUcrfn3lKA#Echobox=174498181819 Apr 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln5u4ljx4s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lmi6rkowns27“Facts - you’ll miss them when they’re gone” - @carolecadwalla.bsky.social has just delivered the most important speech of the year. https://youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE10 Apr 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmi6rkowns27https://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lm2ztshfuk2pThis is incredible https://timesofmalta.com/article/watch-shocking-video-gaza-aid-workers-contradicts-israel-version.110772705 Apr 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm2ztshfuk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lkije544p22pStereotypes, victim-shaming, and outright hate have become normalised in today’s hyper-socialised world with no shades of grey #socialmedia https://timesofmalta.com/article/editorial-the-normalisation-intolerance.1106625#cta_comments16 Mar 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkije544p22phttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3ljkux2ewgk27The 'Land of the Free' - terms and conditions apply. https://timesofmalta.com/article/trump-says-imprison-deport-expel-students-protesting-illegally.110604104 Mar 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkux2ewgk27https://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3liqsmcdfxc2jThis is how democracy breaks. https://timesofmalta.com/article/a-disinformation-blizzard-targets-germany-election.110558222 Feb 2025 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3liqsmcdfxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lhglewrzv22qIn a time when the war on truth and independent media is hitting new extremes, our 'live journalism' theatre project, slated for 2026, is feeling less like a creative project and more like a necessity. As Bowie once said: "I don't know where we're going from here, but I promise it won't be boring".05 Feb 2025 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhglewrzv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lhc2bf7ios2xThis is now the cycle of cruelty begins. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/03/politics/usaid-washington-workers/index.html03 Feb 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhc2bf7ios2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lgxyjynulc22Trump has blamed the Biden administration for the Washington plane crash. He singled out Pete Buttigieg for hiring people with disabilities and psychological issues for air traffic controller positions. He went on to say: "I don't know if air traffic controller was at fault". I'm not making this up.30 Jan 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxyjynulc22https://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lgi2brgtpc2gBusiness charged with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta has been granted bail. https://timesofmalta.com/article/yorgen-fenech-granted-bail.110414424 Jan 2025 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgi2brgtpc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lg6we42wbc2aIn an age of misinformation, journalism matters more than ever. That’s why Toni Attard and I are developing 'live journalism', a theatrical production that will elevate the newsroom, in all its complexity, to the stage. We hope some of you will join us on this ride. #journalism #media https://udjenza.com/shows/live-journalism-in-theatre/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH66gVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUVgCHeCgVaCv_egNHVurDY03xXvD2XMTn-6IN24njU_7AU-ZD_MCzXDHA_aem_NCoBmCx244uIVAyr6o5eYQ20 Jan 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6we42wbc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lfxdnx454s2rMeta’s decision, if applied on EU territory, would constitute a serious and immediate attack on the integrity of the European information space - @efjeurope.bsky.social https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/01/16/rsf-eu-and-efj-urge-european-commission-president-to-act-swiftly-to-prevent-metas-fact-checking-program-from-being-shut-down-in-europe/17 Jan 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxdnx454s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lfn7yjq3422xThis year’s most striking cartoon (so far) goes to Ella Baron for @theguardian.com. A reminder of what happens when #facts are sacrificed at the altar of money🔥 #FactsMatter #Media #Journalism13 Jan 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfn7yjq3422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lf5ypkqu422jIn other words, big tech has just declared war on the truth.... days after Zuckerberg met Trump. 2025's going to be interesting https://timesofmalta.com/article/meta-announces-ending-factchecking-program-us.110338807 Jan 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5ypkqu422jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lelkjzk2gs23Ever wonder what really goes on behind the scenes of a news story? https://timesofmalta.com/article/i-wasnt-expecting-that-journalists-story-behind-stories-2024.110306531 Dec 2024 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lelkjzk2gs23https://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3ld4kytduhk2qThe more things change, the more they stay the same. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/technology/meta-trump-inaugural-fund-donation.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes12 Dec 2024 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4kytduhk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lcq3h5wvn22xA case that should never have been instituted in the first place. #media #mediafreedom https://timesofmalta.com/article/satabank-slapp-case-times-malta-thrown-bulgaria.110215207 Dec 2024 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcq3h5wvn22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermangrech.bsky.social/post/3lcklw4reyk2t#OSCE #Russia #Ukraine https://timesofmalta.com/article/lavrov-delivers-antiwest-tirade-malta-meeting-warns-cold-war-turn-hot.110201405 Dec 2024 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:avi5p2prltxvtqhfrdpt4wtw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcklw4reyk2t