Setting the record straight
A report by Freedom House on the global decline
Caroline Muscat
June 8, 2019 12:46
Indictment and arrest of Wikileaks founder ‘a threat to press freedom’
A United Nations expert on torture who visited Wikileaks
The Shift Team
June 8, 2019 07:27
Report addresses ‘worrying’ trends of online mobs peddling hate
Malta has a problem with “xenophobic, homophobic and political
Alice Taylor
June 3, 2019 09:29
UK Parliament hears of ‘inadequacy of investigations’ into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher has called on the British government
Alice Taylor
May 9, 2019 16:08
Commissioner to defend press freedom needed – Reporters Without Borders
International press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is
Caroline Muscat
May 4, 2019 10:43
The Shift takes part in the RSF 2019 World Press Freedom Index in London
Caroline Muscat, co-founder and editor of The Shift News,
Alice Taylor
April 18, 2019 18:52
Malta falls another 12 places in World Press Freedom Index
Malta has dropped another 12 places in the Reporters
Alice Taylor
April 18, 2019 06:07
‘Unite for truth’
Malta is facing a crisis of governance. There has
The Shift Team
April 11, 2019 09:05
The march of the dark brigade
How can journalists fight back against threats and violence?
Caroline Muscat
April 7, 2019 17:17
International Journalism Festival: Disinformation and censorship in Malta
Disinformation, hate speech, censorship and a host of other
Alice Taylor
April 2, 2019 14:57
European journalists demand MEP candidates commit to media freedom
The European Federation of Journalists has launched its manifesto
Alice Taylor
March 21, 2019 16:17
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes judgment for press freedom
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has
The Shift Team
March 13, 2019 09:22
Nothing to see here
According to Finance Minister Edward Scicluna, Malta’s financial services
Ryan Murdock
March 11, 2019 16:10
Reporters Without Borders condemns latest threat against The Shift News
A new threat of possible legal action against Malta-based
The Shift Team
March 7, 2019 18:59
Pravda in the Med
“The Party is always right.” At least, that’s what
Ryan Murdock
February 28, 2019 18:18
Blood donations replace marathon challenge
“The GIG Malta Marathon was cancelled due to bad
The Shift Team
February 24, 2019 11:40
Treatment of journalist facing imprisonment ‘unacceptable’
Draconian laws and harsh enforcement in Turkey meant that
Alice Taylor
February 21, 2019 10:48
Reporters Without Borders named Dan David Prize winner
International press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders won the
The Shift Team
February 7, 2019 12:15
‘EU must take action to stop the silencing of the press’
Justin Borg-Barthet, a senior lecturer in EU Law at
Alice Taylor
February 4, 2019 14:37
WATCH: Super Bowl ad in defence of press freedom – ‘Knowing keeps us free’
The Washington Post, whose columnist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated
Caroline Muscat
February 4, 2019 09:20
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s sons appeal for effective solutions to organised crime
Law enforcement authorities should follow journalism’s lead and urgently
Caroline Muscat
January 25, 2019 05:54
European Court of Human Rights slams Azerbaijan’s treatment of journalist
The European Court of Human Rights has today ruled
Alice Taylor
January 10, 2019 12:46
2018 was worst year for violence and abuse against journalists – report
Journalists have never been subjected to as much violence
The Shift Team
December 18, 2018 07:17
Political ownership of the media must end
The problem with addressing risk factors in the media
Benjamin Dalli
December 2, 2018 22:01
Further and final request for public inquiry
The family of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has
The Shift Team
November 30, 2018 18:05
Minister of Censorship in the midst of the European Capital of Culture
Reżistenza Malta activists pinned the Justice Minister’s face next
The Shift Team
November 8, 2018 08:27
Democracy cannot be safeguarded by gatekeepers
Almost a month after his disappearance, there is little
October 26, 2018 17:14
Matthew Caruana Galizia shortlisted for RSF Press Freedom Awards
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) today announced the shortlist for its
The Shift Team
October 18, 2018 09:00
Bulgarians mourns slain journalist amid calls for international independent investigation
Bulgarians across the country mourned the death of 30-year
Caroline Muscat
October 10, 2018 09:09
‘The problem is toxic business leeching off taxpayers’ – Jan Kuciak’s editor
The editor of the news portal for which murdered
The Shift Team
October 2, 2018 11:55

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