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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/35033| Title: | Trial by Facebook |
| Authors: | Deidun, Alan |
| Keywords: | Mġarr (Gozo, Malta) Gozo Channel (Malta) Land use -- Environmental aspects -- Malta Malta Environment and Planning Authority |
| Issue Date: | 2010-03-07 |
| Publisher: | Allied Newspapers Ltd. |
| Citation: | Deidun, A. (2010, March 7). Trial by Facebook. The Times of Malta, pp. 1-2. |
| Abstract: | Facebook continues to live up to its billing as the quintessential portal of populism, giving vent to the most knee-jerk and short-sighted views on a variety of issues. The latest cause celebre to come to the fore was the Malta-Gozo bridge issue, with proponents of this development even opening a group on the social networking site to clamour for what they see as the quick-fix solution to queues of cars at Mġarr. The group, which to date boasts almost 5,000 members, features some sob stories, such as those of a group of youngsters being stuck for two hours at Mġarr waiting for the ferry. It would be a sorry predicament indeed if the authorities are coerced into even considering such a preposterous development just because some spoilt brats are too impatient to wait along with the others. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/35033 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciGeo |
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