Keith Schembri is back in business
A few days ago, Keith Schembri, the chief of
Julian Delia
April 21, 2022 07:59
Biċċa xogħol mhux kompluta: l-għaxra min-nies li s’issa żgiċċaw minn akkuża ta’ qtil
Read this article in English here. Minkejja l-biżibilju ta’
Caroline Muscat
Blanche Gatt
April 19, 2022 09:18
Inquiry into Melvin Theuma stabbing still ongoing almost two years on
Almost two years since Melvin Theuma, the state witness
Joanna Demarco
April 18, 2022 10:30
Unfinished business: the ‘Top 10’ getting away with murder
Tista’ taqra l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. Despite myriad institutional reports,
Caroline Muscat
Blanche Gatt
April 16, 2022 09:50
Speaker’s response on Council of Europe report on Rosianne Cutajar unknown as deadline looms
The status of the information the Parliamentary Assembly of
The Shift Team
April 15, 2022 12:12
International project documents state-sponsored Daphne Caruana Galizia hate campaign
Data on the state-sanctioned online violence and harassment experienced
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 12, 2022 16:10
Grey list woes – FATF assessors won’t only be looking at bank transfers and box ticking
Are you one of the many Maltese people finding
Blanche Gatt
April 7, 2022 07:47
National Theatre has been funding Azzopardi’s plays for 8 years
Teatru Manoel – Malta’s National Theatre – has been
Caroline Muscat
April 6, 2022 10:56
ECtHR refers to SLAPPs, says public authorities can’t justify defamation claims against media
In a landmark decision related to a civil defamation
The Shift Team
April 4, 2022 09:30
Prove us wrong, Robert Abela
Newly-returned Prime Minister Robert Abela starts his fresh legislature
Blanche Gatt
April 4, 2022 07:57
Former UCM director-general was employed despite ongoing fraud, embezzlement charges in Italy
Concerns about Malta’s reputation as an educational hub have
Julian Delia
March 30, 2022 07:57
Saviour Balzan has to go
Waking up this morning to the prospect of a
Caroline Muscat
March 28, 2022 11:17
Quiet please, we’re voting
The ‘Day of Reflection’ is upon us. No, it
Ryan Murdock
March 25, 2022 07:55
Crooks in office
An investigator who exposed State corruption was arrested. He
Kevin Cassar
March 22, 2022 10:54
Journalists killed exposing atrocities in Ukraine honoured at Daphne Caruana Galizia vigil
The speakers at a monthly vigil for assassinated journalist
The Shift Team
March 16, 2022 16:51
Sanctioned Russian oligarch used Joseph Muscat’s preferred reputation laundering firm
The Maltese government can boast of the dubious honour
Julian Delia
March 14, 2022 16:57
First impressions: the governing party’s raft of electoral promises
In another instalment of The Shift’s 2022 elections series,
Julian Delia
March 12, 2022 18:27
Press freedom watchdog flags concern over safety of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s sources
European press freedom watchdog Mapping Media Freedom (MAPMF) has
Joanna Demarco
March 9, 2022 11:54
Labour Party electoral campaign billboard registered as threat to press freedom
The Labour Party electoral campaign billboard featuring blogger Manuel
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 4, 2022 15:54
Right to information must be enshrined, OSCE says in government media bill critique
A report by the OSCE (Organization for Security and
Joanna Demarco
March 3, 2022 17:04
Joseph Muscat’s legacy of failure
As disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat pulls strings
Julian Delia
March 2, 2022 16:02
Robert Abela’s programme in two words
There’s a rule of thumb that distinguishes a democratically
Ranier Fsadni
February 27, 2022 06:30
Government proposals ‘more concerned with regulating, than enabling media’
The government’s press freedom proposals have “a long way
Joanna Demarco
February 24, 2022 16:15
As Suisse Secrets scandal breaks, Labour’s election poster girl trumpets new role at Credit Suisse
In yet another seismic development in international finance and
Julian Delia
February 22, 2022 14:22
‘A strong democracy needs a strong press’: Tributes to Ján Kuciak mark four years since assassination
Political leaders, journalists and press freedom organisations on Monday
Joanna Demarco
February 21, 2022 16:10
The two faces of the government’s attitude towards media freedom
You’d be forgiven for thinking that something, somewhere, got
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 18, 2022 10:49
‘We feel betrayed by the very slow wheels of justice’ – SOS Malta Head at monthly vigil
SOS Malta head Claudia Taylor East expressed a sense
The Shift Team
February 16, 2022 20:14
Konrad Mizzi mum on how he met Yorgen Fenech
Disgraced former energy minister Konrad Mizzi did not provide
The Shift Team
February 9, 2022 17:49
Press freedom groups urge government bodies to drop appeals in The Shift’s fight for public information
Seven international media freedom organisations are urging the 30
The Shift Team
February 7, 2022 13:28
Five international eNGOs call on EU parliament to object to ‘outdated’ energy project guidelines
Five international eNGOs issued an urgent statement to call
Julian Delia
February 2, 2022 14:04

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