Appeals Tribunal rules in favour of international NGO, extends the right to information to non-residents
The Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal has ruled
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March 31, 2022 10:59
Saviour Balzan’s attempt to discredit independent reporting ‘troubling’ – RSF
Reporters without Borders said Saviour Balzan’s attempt to discredit
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March 29, 2022 13:41
How the public broadcaster is letting us down
If Television Malta (TVM) were your only source of
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March 24, 2022 09:26
Labour Party electoral campaign billboard registered as threat to press freedom
The Labour Party electoral campaign billboard featuring blogger Manuel
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March 4, 2022 15:54
Passport Papers shortlisted for IJ4EU award
The Passport Papers joint investigation by The Shift and
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March 3, 2022 15:46
Electoral proposals worth considering
The Nationalist Party released an electoral manifesto last week
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March 3, 2022 09:30
It’s easy when it’s someone else’s money
It should come as no surprise that, despite the
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March 1, 2022 06:00
Where have we heard these before? PM launches election campaign with rehashed electoral pledges
If the first five electoral pledges by the Labour
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February 23, 2022 17:46
The two faces of the government’s attitude towards media freedom
You’d be forgiven for thinking that something, somewhere, got
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February 18, 2022 10:49
Twisting tales and spinning narratives: Joseph Muscat is (kind of) back
When Joseph Muscat was prime minister, he regularly turned
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February 16, 2022 11:17
Taxes: two weights, two measures
With a general election looming, the government has yet
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February 8, 2022 06:10
Government’s press freedom proposals ‘not enough’
The media experts committee appointed by Prime Minister Robert
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February 2, 2022 11:56
Creating narratives with populist slogans
We used to think “waves are in the sea”
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January 27, 2022 10:31
No significant progress for Malta in Corruption Perceptions Index
There has been no significant progress in Malta’s ranking
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 25, 2022 06:57
It’s not about money
The government has no intention of debating the Opposition’s
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 20, 2022 11:58
Good governance is not the order of the day
It is unclear why anyone would think it was
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 19, 2022 07:53
Patterns of resistance
The government’s reluctance, verging on recalcitrance, for meaningful reform
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January 13, 2022 07:04
Opposition presents draft bill to parliament: ‘An opportunity to take things forward’
In what is perhaps the first and most tangible
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January 11, 2022 07:17
It’s not getting better
It is incredibly hard to write about violence against
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January 5, 2022 15:09
Robert Abela’s grim year
The year 2021 was another challenging one for many
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December 31, 2021 15:32
Reports that mattered (and largely ignored) in ’21
One of the government’s favourite platitudes in 2021 was
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December 23, 2021 17:58
It should have been the other way around, Owen
If an apology must come with a caveat, then
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December 21, 2021 07:48
The Speaker to the rescue
If by some unexpected turn of events, the House
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December 16, 2021 10:48
Joseph Muscat’s ‘technicality’: How his latest no-show in court builds on a pattern
If a politician has initiated libel proceedings, is it
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December 9, 2021 09:24
Steward’s ship has sunk
The government’s agreement with Steward Healthcare is so fraught
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December 7, 2021 06:53
Condemning one’s own narrative
It was ultimately more surprising that a government spokesperson
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December 2, 2021 08:39
It’s not what it looks like
While members of government have become particularly adept at
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November 30, 2021 08:51
Malta still slowest in Europe to conclude money laundering cases – EU Justice scoreboard
Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis recently described the government’s
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November 25, 2021 10:38
The scourge of procedural errors
Much has been written about how the prosecution seems
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November 18, 2021 11:51
Disinformation Watch: This is (not) fine
There is a timeless cartoon (meme) often used when
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November 16, 2021 15:41

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