Propagandist in chief
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. A video of
Kevin Cassar
May 2, 2022 07:57
All eyes on UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Assange extradition request
Twelve press freedom organisations have urgently appealed to the
April 28, 2022 10:55
Yorgen Fenech indictment ‘result of painful battle, no guarantee of justice’ – Council of Europe report
Persistent delays and administrative obstacles to the judicial process
Joanna Demarco
April 27, 2022 12:17
International project documents state-sponsored Daphne Caruana Galizia hate campaign
Data on the state-sanctioned online violence and harassment experienced
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 12, 2022 16:10
Why PN lost
Now we know. Labour’s Desmond Zammit Marmara has all
Kevin Cassar
April 10, 2022 09:16
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
Saviour Balzan has to go
Waking up this morning to the prospect of a
Caroline Muscat
March 28, 2022 11:17
Journalists killed exposing atrocities in Ukraine honoured at Daphne Caruana Galizia vigil
The speakers at a monthly vigil for assassinated journalist
The Shift Team
March 16, 2022 16:51
Press freedom watchdog flags concern over safety of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s sources
European press freedom watchdog Mapping Media Freedom (MAPMF) has
Joanna Demarco
March 9, 2022 11:54
Continuity, only worse – Ranier Fsadni
Apart from the bonanza of gifts and discounts, Labour’s
Ranier Fsadni
March 6, 2022 06:00
Labour Party electoral campaign billboard registered as threat to press freedom
The Labour Party electoral campaign billboard featuring blogger Manuel
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 4, 2022 15:54
12 media freedom threats registered in Malta in 2021
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom listed
Julian Delia
February 25, 2022 18:10
‘A strong democracy needs a strong press’: Tributes to Ján Kuciak mark four years since assassination
Political leaders, journalists and press freedom organisations on Monday
Joanna Demarco
February 21, 2022 16:10
Little presidents
“Jacob, since your own editor decided to enter into
Kevin Cassar
February 17, 2022 09:05
PEN Malta latest press freedom group to support The Shift’s fight for public information
Freedom of Expression advocacy group PEN Malta are the
The Shift Team
February 15, 2022 17:23
Roberta Metsola pays tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia on first visit as EP President
Newly-appointed President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, on
Joanna Demarco
February 10, 2022 17:49
Press freedom groups urge government bodies to drop appeals in The Shift’s fight for public information
Seven international media freedom organisations are urging the 30
The Shift Team
February 7, 2022 13:28
The Shift’s FOI battle registered as ‘violation’ by press freedom watchdog
The unprecedented Freedom of Information (FOI) battle involving 30
The Shift Team
February 4, 2022 18:21
Government’s press freedom proposals ‘not enough’
The media experts committee appointed by Prime Minister Robert
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 2, 2022 11:56
Julian Assange granted permission to seek appeal against extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was granted the
Joanna Demarco
January 24, 2022 16:13
Deeds not words
Prime minister Abela bragged, “We are not afraid of
Kevin Cassar
January 24, 2022 08:17
The press needs good faith not just new laws
What’s needed to implement the Caruana Galizia public inquiry’s
Ranier Fsadni
January 16, 2022 06:52
Joe Gerada’s move to silence The Shift registered as ‘violation’ by press freedom watchdog
Lawyer Joe Gerada’s request to the Information and Data
Joanna Demarco
January 15, 2022 09:05
9 international press freedom organisations react to PM decision on committee of experts: ‘Malta must do better to guarantee media freedom’
International press freedom organisations have said in a statement
The Shift Team
January 14, 2022 12:15
Malta has highest rate of SLAPP cases per capita
Malta had the highest rate of SLAPP cases per
Julian Delia
January 14, 2022 07:18
Patterns of resistance
The government’s reluctance, verging on recalcitrance, for meaningful reform
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 13, 2022 07:04
Reform committee should be ‘independent, chosen through transparent consultation with civil society’ – Reporters Without Borders
The committee appointed by the government to guide the
Caroline Muscat
January 11, 2022 16:30
New PBS editor is former head of engineering at One Productions 
Charles Dalli, who has just taken on the role
Joanna Demarco
January 11, 2022 07:51
A broad phantom consultation
There’s a Muriel Spark story where an elderly spinster
Ranier Fsadni
January 9, 2022 08:01
Opposition not consulted on composition of commission to implement public inquiry findings despite government claims of ‘broad consultation’
Updated to include the reaction of the Daphne Caruana
The Shift Team
January 8, 2022 16:26

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