Opinion: Abela’s biggest threat
Robert Abela can’t hide his authoritarian instincts. He was
Kevin Cassar
April 11, 2024 10:44
Ministries spending hundreds of thousands to manipulate press reports
Government ministries are spending hundreds of thousands of euro
The Shift Team
February 12, 2024 08:14
PM leaves media out of ‘historic’ agreement signing to avoid embarrassment over MUMN scandal
The media was not invited to the signing of
The Shift Team
September 27, 2023 08:24
‘What benefits journalists benefits audiences’ – New book presents proposals for strengthening journalism in Malta
Drawing on their knowledge and experience of Malta’s media
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 14, 2023 15:09
Rights groups call on MEPs to end ‘abuse of state funds for clientelist media’
With independent media under growing economic and political pressure
The Shift Team
February 10, 2023 13:16
MEPs in Malta – box-ticking can’t hide the reality
If we were to list the tasks Malta was
Noel Grima
May 24, 2022 10:44
Maltese reporter abandons Russian news agency over Ukraine war
Former Lovin Malta reporter Sam Vassallo’s brief position at
Caroline Muscat
Joanna Demarco
April 2, 2022 10:00
Our commitment to transparency: financial statement for 2020
We retain our commitment to transparency as a community-funded
The Shift Team
December 14, 2021 13:10
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
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
‘High risk’ threats to media pluralism in Malta highlighted in report
The Shift’s efforts to ensure financial transparency by disclosing
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 21, 2021 11:47
‘Serious challenges’ remain in Malta’s rule of law efforts, despite reforms
Despite Prime Minister Robert Abela’s claims that the European
Alice Taylor
July 21, 2021 09:58
Red herrings and smokescreens
A couple of days ago, after the news broke
Blanche Gatt
May 17, 2021 08:53
620 attacks on journalists during pandemic signals worsening global climate for the press
The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a significant challenge
Alice Taylor
April 18, 2021 08:28
The democracy of knowledge
If you have never read Alexis de Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy
Jacques René Zammit
January 11, 2021 09:06
Decree in Yorgen Fenech case has chilling effect on freedom of expression
Last Monday’s decree handed down by magistrate Rachel Montebello
Victor Paul Borg
December 31, 2020 17:31
‘No EU funds for government-controlled media or political propaganda’ – MEPs
Media freedom in Europe has declined MEPs deplore harassment
November 26, 2020 12:06
‘Je suis Charlie’ my foot
It is with great dismay that The Shift team
Caroline Muscat
November 25, 2020 12:53
A Mission to Inform: Book features one last recorded interview of assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Pressure and harassment against journalists continue to limit the
Gabriel Schembri
October 15, 2020 11:52
European Parliament to award Daphne Caruana Galizia prize for journalism
The European Parliament will be awarding The Daphne Caruana
The Shift Team
October 6, 2020 06:00
Breaking news shouldn’t break us
“It is institutions that help preserve decency. They need
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 26, 2020 08:58
The corrupt, the greedy and the dupes
We now know how the public broadcaster, PBS, colluded
Ranier Fsadni
September 20, 2020 06:45
Trouble with the truth
Every time new findings are exposed and the authorities
Gabriel Schembri
September 9, 2020 17:52
Broadcasting Authority ruling makes perverse situation worse
A ruling by the Broadcasting Authority (BA) this week
Victor Paul Borg
August 19, 2020 07:41
New media law is good news for Maltese public
An amendment floated on Monday by Minister Carmelo Abela
The Shift Team
July 29, 2020 11:44
Věra Jourová stresses importance of journalism amid COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
The unprecedented “infodemic” that emerged during the pandemic has
Joanna Demarco
June 9, 2020 10:30
Over 20 press freedom NGOs present rule of law recommendations to Commission
The European Commission must effectively capture the challenges that
The Shift Team
April 23, 2020 13:04
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
Breaking their rules – Megan Mallia
Guest commentary by Megan Mallia, niece of assassinated journalist
The Shift Team
October 16, 2019 06:40
WATCH: When the State whips up a cycle of hate against its critics
Daphne Caruana Galizia had been a target of hate
Alice Taylor
April 5, 2019 11:03

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