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Press Leaders Statement on Public Inquiry Report On Daphne Caruana Galizia Case

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Following is a statement from Lisa Nicole Matthews, president of the National Press Club and Angela Greiling Keane, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the news of the report on the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia of Malta in October 2017.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Following is a statement from Lisa Nicole Matthews, president of the National Press Club and Angela Greiling Keane, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the news of the report on the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia of Malta in October 2017.
  • "We are pleased for the family of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and for all journalists that she appears to be getting a better version of justice.
  • The public inquiry produced a report released earlier this week that says the 'State (Malta) should be held responsible for the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia.'
  • This case is a reminder that journalism is often a dangerous business that needs public and community support."

Press release - Join the official launch of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism

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Friday, June 18, 2021

Matthew Caruana Galizia, one of Daphne Caruanas sons, David Casa, Quaestor and Member of the European Parliament, and Heidi Hautala, Vice-President and Member of the European Parliament, will participate in the session.

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  • Matthew Caruana Galizia, one of Daphne Caruanas sons, David Casa, Quaestor and Member of the European Parliament, and Heidi Hautala, Vice-President and Member of the European Parliament, will participate in the session.
  • The Prize, with the support of the European Parliament, is a tribute to the Maltese investigative journalist and blogger who was assassinated in October 2017.
  • The winning entry will be selected by an independent jury composed of representatives of the press and civil society from the 27 EU countries, as well as representatives of the main European journalism associations.
  • The Prize itself, and the 20 000 prize money, demonstrate the European Parliaments strong support for investigative journalism and the protection of journalists around the world.

Press release - EP launches Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism on anniversary of her murder

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Friday, October 16, 2020

It will be led by the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Heidi Hautala (Greens, FI), and MEP David Casa (EPP, MT).

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  • It will be led by the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Heidi Hautala (Greens, FI), and MEP David Casa (EPP, MT).
  • They will be joined by the murdered journalists son, Andrew Caruana Galizia, from Malta.
  • The call for nominees for the prize will be launched around 03 May 2021 World Press Freedom Day.
  • Background

    Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese anti-corruption investigative journalist and blogger who was killed in a car bomb attack on 16 October 2017.