177 years later

In January 1841, the Malta Chronicle was first published with the aim of reducing “all party warfare, all personal controversy and altercation with its contemporaries.” 177 years later, we are still in a state of 'warfare'. The press often finds itself on the front line. In my blog (in Maltese) for Newsbook.com.mt, I argue that “History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” The blog entry may be read here.