media freedom
“They were ordinary people doing their job right”, said Slovak journalist and... View more
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici backtracks on publishing salaries of top positions at state broadcaster
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici has backtracked on his promise to publish information... View more
Malta fails to meet EU journalist safety recommendations – RSF
European Union Member States, including Malta, must move quickly to implement the... View more
Media ‘Experts’ Committee fails to submit final report before parliament rises for summer recess
A report prepared by the government-appointed ‘Media Experts Committee’ advising on adopting... View more
EU member states ‘disappointingly unambitious’ on anti-SLAPP law
Member states “deleted many elements” and were “disappointingly unambitious” when voting on... View more
Slovakian businessman acquitted of murdering journalist in court ‘debacle’
Slovak business tycoon Marian Kočner has been acquitted in a court retrial... View more
Eight international organisations demand proper media law reform in Malta
Eight international press freedom organisations have called on Robert Abela’s government to... View more
Five years and still here
The Shift is still online after five years. I don’t know anyone... View more
Press freedom organisations slam Abela’s take on OSCE meeting
Prime Minister Robert Abela met with Organisation for Security and Cooperation in... View more
There can be no security without media freedom – OSCE
The political will to improve media freedom is still lacking in several... View more
The inversion of facts, one opinion piece at a time
When local experts or international entities speak out against or warn about,... View more
Government targets events commemorating Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination
While various events, both locally and abroad, are underway in the lead-up... View more
Government waters down board of inquiry’s protection for journalists
Even after the government-appointed committee of media experts submitted their comments and... View more
Press freedom organisations welcome European Media Freedom Act but call for strengthening
Following the European Commission’s unveiling of the European Media Freedom Act last... View more
Help or leverage? Government’s opacity with media funding raises questions
The news that an Italian court handed a prison sentence to Italian... View more
Prognosis for media freedom, journalist safety ‘grim’ without concrete action – UN Special Rapporteur
It is time to translate commitment to ensuring media freedom and journalists’... View more
Human rights violator handed public broadcasting
The man formerly responsible for trampling on the free expression of protestors... View more
How the public broadcaster is letting us down
If Television Malta (TVM) were your only source of news, there’s a... View more
Kuciak and Caruana Galizia ‘were ordinary people doing their job right’ – Karolína Farská
“They were ordinary people doing their job right”, said Slovak journalist and... View more
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici backtracks on publishing salaries of top positions at state broadcaster
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici has backtracked on his promise to publish information... View more
EU member states ‘disappointingly unambitious’ on anti-SLAPP law
Member states “deleted many elements” and were “disappointingly unambitious” when voting on... View more
Slovakian businessman acquitted of murdering journalist in court ‘debacle’
Slovak business tycoon Marian Kočner has been acquitted in a court retrial... View more
Eight international organisations demand proper media law reform in Malta
Eight international press freedom organisations have called on Robert Abela’s government to... View more
Five years and still here
The Shift is still online after five years. I don’t know anyone... View more
Press freedom organisations slam Abela’s take on OSCE meeting
Prime Minister Robert Abela met with Organisation for Security and Cooperation in... View more
There can be no security without media freedom – OSCE
The political will to improve media freedom is still lacking in several... View more