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
Ask questions, face the consequence
Karen Gravano, the daughter of a mafia boss, noticed
Kevin Cassar
December 26, 2022 12:59
Call for harder approach to public broadcasting independence, state advertising in new EU law
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has warned
The Shift Team
December 22, 2022 16:02
Robert Abela’s Pinocchio problem
If you don’t want to be sued, stop asking
Ryan Murdock
December 16, 2022 10:49
Five years and still here
The Shift is still online after five years. I
Ryan Murdock
November 18, 2022 12:30
Press freedom organisations slam Abela’s take on OSCE meeting
Prime Minister Robert Abela met with Organisation for Security
Ryan Murdock
November 11, 2022 16:34
‘Turn the tide’, CoE Human Rights Commissioner says on press freedom
“All who are committed to democracy and a free
October 20, 2022 11:40
Five years of stalling and avoiding
Representatives of the world’s leading press freedom groups are
Ryan Murdock
October 14, 2022 10:43
Broken Bad
The country is broken. Badly broken. The keyword here
Jacques René Zammit
October 12, 2022 10:24
Press freedom organisations welcome European Media Freedom Act but call for strengthening
Following the European Commission’s unveiling of the European Media
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 20, 2022 16:40
Owen Bonnici confirms status quo at public broadcaster despite concerns
The government sent out a clear signal that it
The Shift Team
August 27, 2022 16:51
Public inquiry: a year on and only one of 28 key recommendations fully implemented
Although the recommendations of the board of public inquiry
Joanna Demarco
August 19, 2022 17:19
Abela’s tax on information
Anything too stupid to say, said Voltaire, must be
Ranier Fsadni
August 7, 2022 09:55
Government attacks The Shift with legal Groundhog Day
Forty separate branches of the government are attacking another
Ryan Murdock
August 5, 2022 08:51
International Press Institute demands government ‘drop the FOI appeals’
The challenge mounted by the government to block Freedom
August 4, 2022 09:58
Government launches new attempt to cripple The Shift with FOI appeals
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn The government has
David Lindsay
August 3, 2022 07:14
Malta: a pseudo-democracy
Britain’s chaotic exit from the EU. Putin’s war in
Kevin Cassar
August 1, 2022 07:10

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