Opinion: Labour’s great strides
Robert Abela made another of his comical claims –
Kevin Cassar
December 10, 2024 09:27
‘Understand your obligations’, organisations tell prime minister
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s statement in parliament about Malta’s
The Shift Team
December 5, 2024 16:41
PM misleads parliament on press freedom credentials
When PN MP Graziella Attard Previ asked Prime Minister
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 4, 2024 07:44
David Casa on championing justice and media freedom 
Recently re-elected MEP within the EPP Group in the
Lea Hogg
November 22, 2024 18:05
Opposition presents parliamentary motion to improve press freedom
The Opposition has submitted a parliamentary motion for the
November 2, 2024 14:15
Seven years of status quo
“Isn’t that where they killed that journalist?” It’s the
Ryan Murdock
October 16, 2024 06:00
Opinion: Spin dictators
The era of fear dictators is almost over.  We’ve
Kevin Cassar
October 15, 2024 10:31
Opinion: Repressive Ramona
Ramona Attard just stepped down as Labour Party President. 
Kevin Cassar
September 20, 2024 14:56
Justice minister slammed for weak law on media reform
Aditus, Repubblika, and The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation have
Nicole Sciberras Balbi
August 3, 2024 12:55
Fact-checking Malta’s delegation to UN committee – Daphne Foundation
In a statement today, The Daphne Foundation fact-checked what
July 5, 2024 18:47
Concerns on press freedom in Malta sustained in new report
Access to information remains a pressing concern in Malta,
Caroline Muscat
June 28, 2024 12:55
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange finally freed
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, who has unjustly spent years
June 25, 2024 17:00
Reporters Without Borders’ chief and ‘tireless defender of press freedom’ passes away
International press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has
Caroline Muscat
June 9, 2024 09:28
Police protection required for journalists at Joseph Muscat’s arraignment
Journalists covering the court hearing next week of disgraced
The Shift Team
May 23, 2024 14:15
Attacks on independent media continue despite condemnations
Widespread condemnation has not stopped government officials from launching
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 14, 2024 17:04
Aditus ‘strongly condemns’ PM’s ‘blatant attack’ on judiciary, journalists
Human rights organisation Aditus has “strongly condemned” the words
May 7, 2024 14:57
Concerns about independent media joining political propaganda outlets
The recent establishment of the Association of Media Owners
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 11, 2024 17:22
Journalist deaths in Israel-Gaza war reaches 77 as South Africa alleges ‘genocide’ in international court
In more than 30 years of documenting journalist fatalities,
Alice Taylor
January 5, 2024 14:14
Council of Europe committee sees ‘no need for action’ on media, despite government delays
The Council of Europe’s committee of ministers “sees no
Sean Montebello
January 4, 2024 13:55
Opinion: Caruana Galizia’s nightmare still isn’t over
Almost six years to the day since Daphne Caruana
Kevin Cassar
October 16, 2023 11:56
Kuciak and Caruana Galizia ‘were ordinary people doing their job right’ – Karolína Farská
“They were ordinary people doing their job right”, said
Sean Montebello
October 14, 2023 15:20
A meeting with Karolína Farská, Slovak journalist and press freedom activist
On Friday, 13 October, The Shift’s Founder and Managing
Sean Montebello
October 11, 2023 16:55
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici backtracks on publishing salaries of top positions at state broadcaster
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici has backtracked on his promise
Sean Montebello
October 9, 2023 14:26
Government considers journalists ‘its enemy’, consultation a must – Opposition
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s decision to hide a report
Sean Montebello
October 2, 2023 11:55
Malta fails to meet EU journalist safety recommendations – RSF
European Union Member States, including Malta, must move quickly
Alice Taylor
September 18, 2023 14:21
Civil society, journalists’ organisations urge Council to drop spyware exemption
In a joint open letter to the Council of
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 23, 2023 12:29
Commemorating World Press Freedom Day: Where does Malta stand?
Marking World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, the International
Sean Montebello
May 3, 2023 16:45
‘Gap between values-based narrative and reality’ in EU press freedom – CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that
Sean Montebello
April 27, 2023 11:23
Media experts committee ignored Saviour Balzan’s conflict of interest
The Media Experts Committee has said that there was
Sean Montebello
March 11, 2023 11:15
Journalist’s detention in Hong Kong raises international concern
An event in London this week focused on the
January 14, 2023 12:02

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