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A critique of Newsbook’s Gżira arrests coverage: how striking imagery and moral framing turn reporting into advocacy, and what’s missing for balance.
We examine journalist Jurgen Balzan’s Newsbook piece on the Gżira arrests, arguing that its powerful visuals and moral tone push the story toward advocacy. It welcomes the urgency but urges more legal detail and voices from the detained to make the critique more robust. Continue reading

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