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
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
Government’s press freedom proposals ‘not enough’
The media experts committee appointed by Prime Minister Robert
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 2, 2022 11:56
Julian Assange granted permission to seek appeal against extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was granted the
Joanna Demarco
January 24, 2022 16:13
Opposition presents draft bill to parliament: ‘An opportunity to take things forward’
In what is perhaps the first and most tangible
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 11, 2022 07:17
Defamation law in the hands of ‘malicious parties’ is chilling for journalists – OSCE
The use of criminal and civil lawsuits against journalists
Alice Taylor
November 26, 2021 10:30
OSCE: Toxic masculinity leads to rising attacks on female journalists
While both men and women in journalism and politics
Alice Taylor
November 12, 2021 15:05
MEP Roberta Metsola vows European Parliament ‘will not stop’ in fight against SLAPPs
“I can assure you; we will not stop,” was
Alice Taylor
November 11, 2021 15:27
Media Freedom Rapid Response reports violation against The Shift journalist by court official
An international media freedom violation tracker has sounded the
Alice Taylor
November 10, 2021 14:05
EU member states approve resolution to support independent, local, and transparent media
On Tuesday 19 October, the European Parliament adopted a resolution
Alice Taylor
October 27, 2021 14:58
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
‘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
Julian Assange’s family calls for end to ‘nightmare’ as US government wins right to appeal extradition blocking
British courts have accepted the request of the US
Alice Taylor
August 11, 2021 17:33
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
Public inquiry conclusions ‘could prevent murder of other journalists’ – Reporters Without Borders
The international campaign director for Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Julian Delia
July 26, 2021 14:16
Governments urged to support independent media to avoid ‘extinction event’
Independent journalism is facing a possible “extinction event” due
Alice Taylor
June 17, 2021 15:51
‘Huge relief’ for family of Jan Kuciak as court overturns acquittals for journalist’s murder
Following the news that Slovakia’s Supreme Court overturned the
Alice Taylor
June 15, 2021 19:18
British MPs condemn use of UK to silence journalists via SLAPP lawsuits
The UK is being used as a jurisdiction to
Alice Taylor
June 13, 2021 06:19
Abducted Belarusian journalist’s plight tops list of most urgent cases of injustice against journalists
The kidnap and detention of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich
Alice Taylor
June 2, 2021 10:57
Outrage, demands for action after Belarusian journalist arrest on hijacked Ryanair flight
The international political, media, and human rights communities are
Alice Taylor
May 24, 2021 12:18
International calls for justice for Greek journalist gunned down in ‘professional hit’
The international human rights and media community has strongly
Alice Taylor
April 10, 2021 17:15
Countries in which journalists have been murdered should ‘do more’ to protect the press – Jourova
Countries that have experienced cases of murdered journalists should
Alice Taylor
March 26, 2021 17:56
How state broadcaster, party-owned media shape Malta’s COVID-19 narrative
Malta’s unique media landscape has equipped the government with
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 5, 2021 14:17
Did they even read their own law?
The Department of Information (DOI) has refused to give
Ryan Murdock
January 15, 2021 07:23
This is where the filter bubble leads
The American reality show descended into chaos this week
Ryan Murdock
January 8, 2021 08:24
I never thought it would last three years
The Shift is three years old. While that may
Ryan Murdock
November 20, 2020 07:31
Best and worst practices
Hours following the publication of the European Commission’s first
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 2, 2020 08:40
You paid for their propaganda
The public broadcaster is taking orders from the Labour
Ryan Murdock
September 18, 2020 06:13
All for the price of a cup of coffee
Have you noticed that recently everything is being compared
Julia Baldock
August 29, 2020 16:00
The Venice Commission is a joke
A recent package of constitutional reforms was trumpeted as
Jacques René Zammit
August 24, 2020 06:00

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