European Parliament raises fresh concerns on rule of law
During a European Parliament discussion on Monday on the
Sean Montebello
December 5, 2023 11:09
As crunch time for SLAPP law approaches, stakeholders emphasise need to be ‘proactive’
With the end of year deadline for finalising negotiations
Sean Montebello
November 4, 2023 11:00
Report: 80% of journalist murders unpunished, EU less safe for media
Almost 80% of journalist killings have gone unpunished, with
Alice Taylor
November 2, 2023 11:19
Kuciak and Caruana Galizia ‘were ordinary people doing their job right’ – Karolína Farská
“They were ordinary people doing their job right”, said
Sean Montebello
October 14, 2023 15:20
A meeting with Karolína Farská, Slovak journalist and press freedom activist
On Friday, 13 October, The Shift’s Founder and Managing
Sean Montebello
October 11, 2023 16:55
Journalists express dissatisfaction with ‘box-ticking, opaque’ media reform
Journalists and civil society members are unhappy with the
Sean Montebello
September 29, 2023 18:17
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murderers to testify in Joseph Muscat libel case
George and Alfred Degiorgio are due to testify in
Sean Montebello
May 8, 2023 15:51
A stark choice: effective reform or ‘perpetuate systemic failures that enabled journalist’s contract killing’
The choice the State faces as it implements the
The Shift Team
February 18, 2023 13:23
Public inquiry: a year on and only one of 28 key recommendations fully implemented
Although the recommendations of the board of public inquiry
Joanna Demarco
August 19, 2022 17:19
Remembering Ján Kuciak on his 32nd birthday
Ján Kuciak would have been 32 years old today.
Ryan Murdock
May 18, 2022 11:58
Maltese reporter abandons Russian news agency over Ukraine war
Former Lovin Malta reporter Sam Vassallo’s brief position at
Caroline Muscat
Joanna Demarco
April 2, 2022 10:00
Saviour Balzan has to go
Waking up this morning to the prospect of a
Caroline Muscat
March 28, 2022 11:17
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
Little presidents
“Jacob, since your own editor decided to enter into
Kevin Cassar
February 17, 2022 09:05
Our commitment to transparency: financial statement for 2020
We retain our commitment to transparency as a community-funded
The Shift Team
December 14, 2021 13:10
Nobel Peace Prize shows vital role journalism plays in peace and democracy
The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to two
Alice Taylor
October 9, 2021 10:40
People’s Tribunal will indict governments over failure to convict journalists’ murderers
A group of leading media organisations have launched a
Alice Taylor
October 1, 2021 16:58
Freedom House: government use of spyware creates human rights crisis
Governments’ use of spyware technology is increasing, giving them
Alice Taylor
September 22, 2021 10:32
Slovak journalists to face charges for revealing spy-for-hire in Jan Kuciak case
Two journalists from Slovak independent media platform Dennik N
Alice Taylor
September 21, 2021 11:28
‘Media and freedom of speech are indispensable’ for EU democracy, vice-president of EU commission says
Vice-President of the EU Commission for Values and Transparency
Julian Delia
September 17, 2021 12:54
PEN Malta calls on Prime Minister to act on public inquiry report and ensure safety of journalists and civil society
PEN Malta has called on Prime Minister Robert Abela
Alice Taylor
September 10, 2021 12:56
More journalists file legal complaints after being targeted by Pegasus surveillance software
The list of legal challenges against NSO Group continues
Alice Taylor
August 7, 2021 15:04
Daphne Caruana Galizia prize for journalism launched for journalists defending democracy
A new annual awards ceremony was launched on Tuesday
Julian Delia
June 22, 2021 16:35
‘It’s time for the EU to walk the talk’ on sanctions against Belarus following kidnap of journalist
Following the publication of a “confession” video from kidnapped
Alice Taylor
May 25, 2021 16:15
Latest court decree on Yorgen Fenech articles another blow to journalism
Journalists of The Times of Malta are set to
Victor Paul Borg
April 1, 2021 09:26
‘Je suis Charlie’ my foot
It is with great dismay that The Shift team
Caroline Muscat
November 25, 2020 12:53
Three years on, The Shift’s role is more urgent than ever
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination just over three years ago
Blanche Gatt
November 25, 2020 06:04
A moment that deserves to last
There’s no hyperbole in saying that what happened last
Mark Anthony Falzon
November 24, 2020 06:44
The light of a new dawn
It is The Shift’s third anniversary. It was born
Caroline Muscat
November 12, 2020 09:54
Attempt to bribe journalist highlights weaknesses
The alleged attempt to bribe a Times of Malta
Victor Paul Borg
November 7, 2020 07:29

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