Opinion: Abela’s biggest threat
Robert Abela can’t hide his authoritarian instincts. He was asked about President... View more
media
Ministries spending hundreds of thousands to manipulate press reports
Government ministries are spending hundreds of thousands of euro of taxpayer money... View more
PM leaves media out of ‘historic’ agreement signing to avoid embarrassment over MUMN scandal
The media was not invited to the signing of a collective agreement... View more
‘What benefits journalists benefits audiences’ – New book presents proposals for strengthening journalism in Malta
Drawing on their knowledge and experience of Malta’s media landscape and guided... View more
Rights groups call on MEPs to end ‘abuse of state funds for clientelist media’
With independent media under growing economic and political pressure and many journalists... View more
MEPs in Malta – box-ticking can’t hide the reality
If we were to list the tasks Malta was charged with fulfilling... View more
Maltese reporter abandons Russian news agency over Ukraine war
Former Lovin Malta reporter Sam Vassallo’s brief position at Russian state-owned news... View more
Our commitment to transparency: financial statement for 2020
We retain our commitment to transparency as a community-funded model that answers... View more
OSCE: Toxic masculinity leads to rising attacks on female journalists
While both men and women in journalism and politics are at risk... View more
EU member states approve resolution to support independent, local, and transparent media
On Tuesday 19 October, the European Parliament adopted a resolution that calls on... View more
‘High risk’ threats to media pluralism in Malta highlighted in report
The Shift’s efforts to ensure financial transparency by disclosing its sources of... View more
‘Serious challenges’ remain in Malta’s rule of law efforts, despite reforms
Despite Prime Minister Robert Abela’s claims that the European Commission’s rule of... View more
Red herrings and smokescreens
A couple of days ago, after the news broke that alleged financial... View more
620 attacks on journalists during pandemic signals worsening global climate for the press
The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a significant challenge for independent journalism... View more
The democracy of knowledge
If you have never read Alexis de Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy in America’ I... View more
Decree in Yorgen Fenech case has chilling effect on freedom of expression
Last Monday’s decree handed down by magistrate Rachel Montebello in the compilation... View more
‘No EU funds for government-controlled media or political propaganda’ – MEPs
Media freedom in Europe has declined MEPs deplore harassment and attacks on... View more
‘Je suis Charlie’ my foot
It is with great dismay that The Shift team reads the statement... View more
Opinion: Abela’s biggest threat
Robert Abela can’t hide his authoritarian instincts. He was asked about President... View more
Ministries spending hundreds of thousands to manipulate press reports
Government ministries are spending hundreds of thousands of euro of taxpayer money... View more
PM leaves media out of ‘historic’ agreement signing to avoid embarrassment over MUMN scandal
The media was not invited to the signing of a collective agreement... View more
‘What benefits journalists benefits audiences’ – New book presents proposals for strengthening journalism in Malta
Drawing on their knowledge and experience of Malta’s media landscape and guided... View more
Rights groups call on MEPs to end ‘abuse of state funds for clientelist media’
With independent media under growing economic and political pressure and many journalists... View more
MEPs in Malta – box-ticking can’t hide the reality
If we were to list the tasks Malta was charged with fulfilling... View more
Maltese reporter abandons Russian news agency over Ukraine war
Former Lovin Malta reporter Sam Vassallo’s brief position at Russian state-owned news... View more
Our commitment to transparency: financial statement for 2020
We retain our commitment to transparency as a community-funded model that answers... View more
OSCE: Toxic masculinity leads to rising attacks on female journalists
While both men and women in journalism and politics are at risk... View more
EU member states approve resolution to support independent, local, and transparent media
On Tuesday 19 October, the European Parliament adopted a resolution that calls on... View more
