Emails show how government choreographed media coverage for arrival of Electrogas tanker
Email exchanges seen by The Shift show how communications
The Shift Team
September 16, 2020 09:07
Norma Saliba’s appointment as PBS Head of News increases concern in a problematic media landscape
The Board of Directors at national broadcaster PBS has
Gabriel Schembri
August 1, 2020 09:11
Spotlight on threats against journalists in Malta in European report
“Burned in effigy. Insulted. Menaced. Spat at. Discredited by
The Shift Team
May 10, 2019 11:11
Pravda in the Med
“The Party is always right.” At least, that’s what
Ryan Murdock
February 28, 2019 18:18
When silence means consent
You can easily laugh off taunts levelled at critics
Lizzie Eldridge
January 21, 2019 10:11
Disinformation Watch #29: The worst score is ‘the best score’ for democracy
Malta registered its second worst Democracy Score yet, the
The Shift Team
January 13, 2019 09:10
2018: A year of investigations
This has been a busy year for The Shift
Caroline Muscat
December 30, 2018 12:50
Political ownership of the media must end
The problem with addressing risk factors in the media
Benjamin Dalli
December 2, 2018 22:01
Media Pluralism Monitor report notes deterioration in Malta
The lack of political independence of the media is
The Shift Team
November 27, 2018 13:08
Press freedom NGOs urge Malta to adopt UN recommendations
A coalition of five press freedom NGOs urged the
The Shift Team
November 15, 2018 10:31
Disinformation Watch #19: Unfreedom of expression
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said “I will not allow
The Shift Team
September 22, 2018 18:46
State-owned media: Abandoning the path of the EU
The problem of State ownership of public broadcasters in
Ema Sabljak
May 31, 2018 13:09
Media not for the many, but for the powerful
An investigation by The Shift News revealed the bias
Ema Sabljak
May 29, 2018 14:34
Democracy in chains: eliminating the need for journalists
As pro-Labour Facebook groups peddling hate and inciting violence
Ema Sabljak
May 26, 2018 07:38
The revolution will not be televised
According to the 2017 Eurobarometer survey on the use
May 21, 2018 12:55
PBS – a public disservice
Growing concerns that State-owned PBS is failing in its
The Shift Team
May 20, 2018 08:11
TVM presenter elected to Labour executive 
Angela Azzopardi Agius, a presenter and host on national
The Shift Team
April 30, 2018 16:21
IGM chair appointed to government board
TVM broadcaster and chairperson of the Institute of Maltese
The Shift Team
April 24, 2018 11:18

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