Journalists representative body gets new faces
Matthew Xuereb has been appointed president of the Institute of Maltese Journalists
10 April 2021, 9:51am
by MaltaToday Staff
Kurt Sansone (left) and Matthew Xuereb have been co-opted to the IĠM council after the departure of Nigel Mifsud and Sylvana Debono
He succeeds Sylvana Debono who has stepped down after moving on from journalism to another profession.
Also new to the council is MaltaToday news portal editor Kurt Sansone, who will be replacing IĠM General Secretary, former Television Malta journalist Nigel Mifsud, who also moved on to pastures new.
Xuereb, 42, has been a journalist for more than two decades. He started off his career at The Malta Independent and then moved to Times of Malta where he served as a journalist and eventually Head of News before becoming the organisation’s assistant editor.
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Tenishia Thornton wins Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year Award 2020
15-year old weightlifter Tenishia Thornton has been named as the first winner of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year. She won this prestigious award after a combined vote by a panel of three sports journalists and a public vote which was held online over the past weeks. Thornton was the only athlete in 2020 who managed to scoop two awards in March and November respectively.
Upcoming football star Haley Bugeja was the overall runner up, followed by gymnast Tara Vella Clark to complete an all-female podium.
The presentation to Tenishia Thornton was made by Matthew Von Brockdorff CEO of Atlas Insurance. Malta Sports Journalists Association officials Sandro Micallef and Lorraine Cunningham were also present for the presentation.