Address:
Office 61
Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex
Maria Teresa Spinell Streeti
Gzira. GZR 1712
Telephone:
+356 99869371
Stephen Azzopardi
E-mail:
info@maltasportsjournalists.com
Website:
www.maltasportsjournalists.com
Malta Sports Journalists Association
Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports
Date of establishment: 19th December 1970 as the Sport Writers Association, today known as Malta Sports Journalists Association.
Date of membership in AIPS: Between the 3rd and 7th May during the 35th AIPS Congress in Munich
Number of members: 94 (year 2024)
Executive Committee members
President: Clinton BUHAGIAR - clintonbuhagiar@hotmail.com
General Secretary: Laura CUNNINGHAM - cunninghamlaura2@gmail.com
Administrator & Treasurer: Stephen AZZOPARDI - steazzopardi@gmail.com
Board member: Sandro MICALLEF - sandro.micallef@gmail.com
Board member: Mark MUSCAT - mmuscat@gmail.com
Board member: Robert BUSUTTIL - rbu077@gmail.com
Board member: Josef GALDES - galdesj1982@gmail.com
Board member: Maria VELLA GALEA - maria@emvigee.com
The main aims of the Association are listed below:
1. To help and assist sports reporters/journalists/photographers/camerapersons and other members of the press to execute their duties in the most appropriate way.
2. To ensure that all members are granted free access to all Sports events and are provided with adequate media facilities.
3. To assist and guide in circumstances when members face difficulties in covering sports activities.
4. To organise on a yearly basis the Ghazliet Sportivi Nazzjonali where elite Maltese Sports athletes are given due recognition for their achievements.
5. To provide training for all sport media members.
6. To organise Sport media seminars in collaboration with Government entities such as Sportmalta, Malta Broadcasting Authority, PBS, Ministry of Education, and with the University of Malta.
7. To insist on the right of freedom of expression.
8. To help sports media members to become AIPS members and make them aware of the benefits.
9. To organise young reporters’ programmes addressed at upcoming sports media professionals for the next generation.
10. To always respect, defend Sports Press rights.
