Malta lowest-scoring country in Europe for state of data governance
A new tool that aims to measure the state of data around... View more
access to information
‘Climate for freedom of information in Malta has deteriorated’ – RSF
The default position for Freedom of Information (FOI) should be one where... View more
Right to Know: FOI Tribunal decides another seven cases in The Shift’s favour
The government has been dealt seven more blows in its attempts to... View more
Government attacks The Shift with legal Groundhog Day
Forty separate branches of the government are attacking another branch of the... View more
Government launches new attempt to cripple The Shift with FOI appeals
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn The government has launched its latest... View more
Malta: a pseudo-democracy
Britain’s chaotic exit from the EU. Putin’s war in Ukraine. Four years... View more
Sliding relentlessly to autocracy
Robert Abela’s new cabinet was sworn in. Since then, the mobile phone... View more
The press needs good faith not just new laws
What’s needed to implement the Caruana Galizia public inquiry’s recommendations concerning the... View more
The Shift objects to denial of access to MPs’ tax declarations
Updated to include the reaction of the European Federation of Journalists and... View more
Prime Minister using ‘cost limits’ to deny information to parliament
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has deployed a new tactic,... View more
Did they even read their own law?
The Department of Information (DOI) has refused to give The Shift access... View more
The Shift barred from accessing MPs’ tax declarations
The Shift has been refused access to the tax declarations of MPs... View more
Robert Abela’s use of a virus to limit public access to information
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on press freedom and independent journalism... View more
Keeping our eyes on the ball: human rights in the time of COVID-19
Guest op-ed from IFEX Executive Director, Annie Game. For many of us,... View more
The general election we deserve
Imagine this. A general election is called tomorrow for 21 March. Another... View more
‘This is not on’, said the Dodger to the fly
Dodging journalists. Avoiding interviews. Running away from tough questions. Refusing to be... View more
Keeping scrutiny at bay
Leadership style matters. The same situation can be handled very differently depending... View more
Dangerous liaisons and the news
A new Reformation is underway in Europe and North America, promising liberation... View more
Malta lowest-scoring country in Europe for state of data governance
A new tool that aims to measure the state of data around... View more
‘Climate for freedom of information in Malta has deteriorated’ – RSF
The default position for Freedom of Information (FOI) should be one where... View more
Right to Know: FOI Tribunal decides another seven cases in The Shift’s favour
The government has been dealt seven more blows in its attempts to... View more
Government attacks The Shift with legal Groundhog Day
Forty separate branches of the government are attacking another branch of the... View more
Government launches new attempt to cripple The Shift with FOI appeals
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn The government has launched its latest... View more
Malta: a pseudo-democracy
Britain’s chaotic exit from the EU. Putin’s war in Ukraine. Four years... View more
Sliding relentlessly to autocracy
Robert Abela’s new cabinet was sworn in. Since then, the mobile phone... View more
The press needs good faith not just new laws
What’s needed to implement the Caruana Galizia public inquiry’s recommendations concerning the... View more
The Shift objects to denial of access to MPs’ tax declarations
Updated to include the reaction of the European Federation of Journalists and... View more
Prime Minister using ‘cost limits’ to deny information to parliament
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has deployed a new tactic,... View more