Maltese journalism 1838-1992 : an historical overview

Abstract

In Maltese Journalism 1838-1992 Henry Frendo looks critically at newspapers as these originated and developed in Malta. A former daily newspaper editor and UN information officer in Geneva, Professor Frendo directs the University of Malta's history seminar on Maltese journalism, which he started in 1990. Since 1968 Henry Frendo has been a columnist or features writer in Malta News, Il-Haddiem, Il-Hajja, The Bulletin, It- Torca, Illum, Il-Mument, The Sunday Times and In-Nazzjon, and has taken an active part in radio and television programmes. The author of several books on Maltese history, his general academic interests relate to modern and contemporary Europe and the Commonwealth.