Maltese newsrooms unite against contempt of court charges over public interest stories
“Criminalising such stories is the very opposite of what
April 11, 2021 07:54
Italy: Journalists’ phones wiretapped by prosecutors
A number of Italian journalists had their phones wiretapped
April 7, 2021 09:41
Latest court decree on Yorgen Fenech articles another blow to journalism
Journalists of The Times of Malta are set to
Victor Paul Borg
April 1, 2021 09:26
Countries in which journalists have been murdered should ‘do more’ to protect the press – Jourova
Countries that have experienced cases of murdered journalists should
Alice Taylor
March 26, 2021 17:56
Hot under the collar
That press conference. People were still talking about it
Jacques René Zammit
March 8, 2021 08:22
It’s time to start holding Joseph Muscat accountable
Oops, he did it again. Joseph Muscat’s been found
Ryan Murdock
March 5, 2021 08:21
New familiar patterns
The timing of the Conference for National Unity, held
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 3, 2021 08:58
‘Justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia must be secured’ – European Commission President
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has again
March 2, 2021 11:57
2020 ‘unfortunate record year’ for press freedom, call for action from EC President
Press freedom organisation partners forming the Media Freedom Rapid
Joanna Demarco
February 19, 2021 17:36
European Court of Human Rights calls for the release of Alexei Navalny
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has called
February 18, 2021 12:02
Turkey begins retrial of RSF representative on terrorism charges
Seventeen press freedom and human rights NGOs have issued
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 2, 2021 18:44
Under attack: Debate to focus on challenges faced by women journalists
A webinar to be held on Thursday hosted by
January 19, 2021 15:53
Did they even read their own law?
The Department of Information (DOI) has refused to give
Ryan Murdock
January 15, 2021 07:23
The Shift barred from accessing MPs’ tax declarations
The Shift has been refused access to the tax
Caroline Muscat
January 9, 2021 16:01
This is where the filter bubble leads
The American reality show descended into chaos this week
Ryan Murdock
January 8, 2021 08:24
UK court blocks extradition of Julian Assange
Citing concerns for his mental health, district Judge Vanessa
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 4, 2021 15:08
Another bad year for journalists around the world
In 2020, at least 50 journalists and media workers
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 31, 2020 16:09
2020: A year of investigations despite a pandemic
Despite the circumstances brought about by the pandemic, The
December 29, 2020 07:32
Journalist who exposed Turkish arms shipment to Syrian rebels sentenced to 27 years in prison
A court in Turkey has sentenced journalist Can Dundar
Gabriel Schembri
December 26, 2020 11:05
European press freedom organisation reacts to Neville Gafa’s acquittal
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
December 16, 2020 11:44
When they get it wrong
The coordinated attack on The Shift by the three
Victor Paul Borg
November 30, 2020 12:49
Si yo fuera Maradona (If I were Maradona)
I learnt this week of an interview given by
Jacques René Zammit
November 30, 2020 07:47
A moment that deserves to last
There’s no hyperbole in saying that what happened last
Mark Anthony Falzon
November 24, 2020 06:44
Robert Abela’s use of a virus to limit public access to information
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on press freedom
November 23, 2020 14:30
The Book of Judges by the book
“F’din l-art li ma tafnix, f’dis-siegħa sewda Inħobb u
Jacques René Zammit
November 23, 2020 05:39
I never thought it would last three years
The Shift is three years old. While that may
Ryan Murdock
November 20, 2020 07:31
Journalists are receiving legal threats at an ‘alarming’ rate – report
The UK is “by far” the most frequent country
Joanna Demarco
November 16, 2020 11:31
The light of a new dawn
It is The Shift’s third anniversary. It was born
Caroline Muscat
November 12, 2020 09:54
Corruption and weak institutions sustain impunity in journalists’ murders – report
International press freedom organisation Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Joanna Demarco
November 2, 2020 13:22
Facing up to impunity
Op-ed by Annie Game, Executive Director of IFEX, the
November 2, 2020 09:01

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