Your right to know, compromised
Malta has fallen another four places in the World
Ryan Murdock
April 24, 2020 07:33
Maltese courts are a continental embarrassment
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) routinely trashes
Ryan Murdock
February 6, 2020 06:33
Who changed Omtzigt’s Wikipedia page?
Council of Europe Special Rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt described being
Ryan Murdock
January 10, 2020 07:00
Albanian government passes law putting online media under State control
The Albanian government has passed two laws that will
Alice Taylor
December 19, 2019 13:24
Detention of journalists at Castille ‘a threat to press freedom’
The illegal detention of journalists at the Prime Minister’s
The Shift Team
December 7, 2019 14:52
The King of Kickbackistan goes full dictator
Joseph Muscat hasn’t just stopped speaking to journalists. Now
Ryan Murdock
December 6, 2019 18:00
EU must intervene to protect journalists against SLAPP
The fact Daphne Caruana Galizia’s “widower and sons are
Alice Taylor
November 14, 2019 08:50
Calls for Keith Schembri’s resignation after withdrawal of libel case on 17 Black
The Opposition and civil society organisations have called for
The Shift Team
November 11, 2019 14:39
Two years of The Shift: Malta’s only newsroom funded by readers
The Shift is two years old. We want to
The Shift Team
November 9, 2019 08:35
Twitter ban: ‘Political advertising isn’t about free expression’
Twitter has announced that it will no longer accept
Alice Taylor
October 31, 2019 14:57
Government mum on Malta’s failure to sign global media freedom pledge
The Maltese government has failed to sign a pledge
Alice Taylor
October 26, 2019 11:59
Four people charged with Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak’s murder
Four people have been charged with the murder of
The Shift Team
October 22, 2019 15:43
Human Rights Commissioner ‘worried’ about excessive use of force by police
The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of
October 22, 2019 14:36
International pressure essential for journalists’ protection
Human rights, anti-corruption and media freedom organisations called on
The Shift Team
October 21, 2019 16:38
Justice delayed: Report stresses need for concrete action on journalist’s death
The crucial need for a truly independent and impartial
October 15, 2019 12:30
Human Rights Commissioner calls for action to counter attacks against press
Dunja Mijatović, the Commissioner for Human Rights at the
Alice Taylor
October 8, 2019 11:11
Mapping Media Freedom registers threat against French journalist in Malta
The threat made against a French journalist filming the
The Shift Team
September 30, 2019 10:15
Malta one of 70 countries using organised social media manipulation campaigns
Malta is one of 70 countries having used organised
The Shift Team
September 27, 2019 17:18
Keith Schembri’s business interests a problem for press freedom – report
The Prime Minister’s chief of staff Keith Schembri has
Alice Taylor
September 23, 2019 16:46
Diverting public attention from the story that won’t die
In the make-belief land of Malta, perception matters more
Ryan Murdock
September 20, 2019 08:22
‘Energetic support’ needed against impunity for attacks against journalists
International press freedom organisations have sent an open letter
The Shift Team
September 19, 2019 16:29
Prime Minister’s case against a dead journalist has ‘chilling effect on investigative journalism’
The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights has
Caroline Muscat
September 19, 2019 10:05
Maltese ambassador’s speech on media freedom fails to mention journalist’s assassination
The Maltese Ambassador to Austria gave an impassioned speech
The Shift Team
September 18, 2019 12:28
‘When a journalist dies, a whole chunk of democracy dies’ – Sandro Ruotolo
Renowned Italian journalist Sandro Ruotolo has condemned the Maltese
The Shift Team
September 16, 2019 13:48
The Shift founder praised for ‘picking up the torch of scrutiny and free journalism in Malta’
Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of The Guardian, academic, and
Alice Taylor
September 13, 2019 17:43
The Shift News founder Caroline Muscat wins Press Freedom Award
The Shift News founder and editor Caroline Muscat has
Alice Taylor
September 12, 2019 21:41
Maltese government told ‘the world is watching’
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have called the assassination of
Alice Taylor
September 10, 2019 17:20
At least, we’re not Malta
We’re not Malta, fortunately. That was the sentiment expressed
Ryan Murdock
September 3, 2019 16:12
Caroline Muscat shortlisted for Reporters Without Borders press freedom award
International press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders has announced
Alice Taylor
August 30, 2019 15:25
Defamation reform: a cautionary but hopeful story
Guest commentary by Nik Williams. In Scotland, defamation law
The Shift Team
August 22, 2019 20:27

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