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”
Elizabeth De Gaetano
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
Elizabeth De Gaetano
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
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 23, 2021 17:58
It should have been the other way around, Owen
If an apology must come with a caveat, then
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 21, 2021 07:48
The Speaker to the rescue
If by some unexpected turn of events, the House
Elizabeth De Gaetano
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
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 9, 2021 09:24
Steward’s ship has sunk
The government’s agreement with Steward Healthcare is so fraught
Elizabeth De Gaetano
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
Facebook can no longer be ‘the judge, jury, prosecutor and witness’ of the digital space – whistleblower
Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who has exposed the
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November 9, 2021 11:02
‘What happened to Daphne could still happen to journalists, and that’s an alarming state of affairs’
An online event co-organised by the Justice for Journalists
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November 3, 2021 07:21
‘The impunity for crimes against journalists must end’ – Josep Borell, Vera Jourova
Vice President Josep Borrell and Vice President Věra Jourová
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November 1, 2021 16:10
No one held to account in 81% of journalist murders during the last 10 years – report
Over the past decade, 226 of the 278 journalists
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October 28, 2021 14:58
Urgent action needed against online gender-based violence and attacks on female journalists – UN Report
Despite the impressive gains made by women, gendered censorship
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 19, 2021 13:55
International press freedom organisations to visit Malta on anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Five international press freedom organisations will be visiting Malta
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October 13, 2021 08:51
Disinformation Watch: Keeping Things in Check #6
On 4 October, the social media platforms Facebook, WhatsApp
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October 8, 2021 09:57
Pandora Papers: Revelations should be ‘wake up call’ in global battle against tax evasion, MEP says
The largest-ever leak of offshore data, the Pandora Papers
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October 4, 2021 17:00
PBS classified as state-controlled media in new study
A new tool to assess the editorial independence of
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September 28, 2021 13:25

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