Weaponisation of the law suppressing scrutiny of power
Over 25 press freedom organisations have written to the
Joanna Demarco
May 21, 2020 09:13
Croatian’s threat against The Shift taken up by the Council of Europe
The Council of Europe press freedom platform has taken
April 18, 2020 18:10
State funding of the independent media
Media freedom is what it says – freedom from
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020 18:00
The silence behind the SLAPP
It is no easy matter to be slapped with
March 11, 2020 06:23
The sting of a SLAPP
A US Republican congressman has filed a $250 million
March 5, 2020 10:37
Opposition files Bill to protect journalists from SLAPP, again
The Opposition has put forward a draft law in
The Shift Team
February 27, 2020 10:34
Libel suits made my mother’s life absolutely impossible – Caruana Galizia
The strategic lawsuits and libels filed against murdered journalist
February 25, 2020 12:29
Maltese courts are a continental embarrassment
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) routinely trashes
Ryan Murdock
February 6, 2020 06:33
Defamation law abuse remains a problem for journalists – Harlem Désir
Defamation law abuse and severe online harassment are two
Joanna Demarco
January 31, 2020 11:38
Journalist Carole Cadwalladr appeals for support battling SLAPP lawsuit
British co-founder of the Leave.EU campaign Arron Banks is
The Shift Team
January 27, 2020 13:00
Keep an eye on fake news
To evaluate Robert Abela’s first week as Prime Minister,
Ranier Fsadni
January 19, 2020 08:14
‘Push back against those who abuse the law to silence the media’ – Index on Censorship
In March last year, hundreds of journalists took the
Jodie Ginsberg
January 18, 2020 07:25
EU must intervene to protect journalists against SLAPP
The fact Daphne Caruana Galizia’s “widower and sons are
Alice Taylor
November 14, 2019 08:50
Two years of The Shift: Malta’s only newsroom funded by readers
The Shift is two years old. We want to
The Shift Team
November 9, 2019 08:35
Caroline Muscat shortlisted for Reporters Without Borders press freedom award
International press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders has announced
Alice Taylor
August 30, 2019 15:25
Defamation reform: a cautionary but hopeful story
Guest commentary by Nik Williams. In Scotland, defamation law
The Shift Team
August 22, 2019 20:27
Defenders, deniers, traitors, avoiders: MEP candidates on press freedom
MEP candidates agree that press freedom and the rule
The Shift Team
May 23, 2019 15:17
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
Killing freedom, one pawn at a time
Mark Anthony Falzon insists that press freedom in Malta
Ryan Murdock
May 3, 2019 08:55
How to prove the Press Freedom Index wrong
So, this year’s World Press Freedom Index reports that
Ranier Fsadni
April 21, 2019 06:44
‘Unite for truth’
Malta is facing a crisis of governance. There has
The Shift Team
April 11, 2019 09:05
MEP elections: 10 proposals for press freedom
A European Commissioner responsible for media freedom, independence and
The Shift Team
April 10, 2019 18:48
‘How criminals hide their stolen millions’ – investigation
Louise Shelley, an expert on money laundering and illicit
The Shift Team
March 25, 2019 19:09
Dangerous liaisons and the news
A new Reformation is underway in Europe and North
Ranier Fsadni
March 24, 2019 06:30
‘Without media freedom there can be no democracy’
In the absence of government action, it is up
Alice Taylor
March 16, 2019 15:59
Return of the Middle Ages
They are the best of times, they are the
Ranier Fsadni
March 10, 2019 06:12
Russian banker threatens The Shift News with SLAPP lawsuit
Only hours after a conference at the University of
The Shift Team
March 7, 2019 07:35
‘We were never more proud of her than on the day she was murdered’
His mother’s fight against corruption highlighted the need for
Caroline Muscat
March 5, 2019 08:30
Lawsuits that cripple journalists: Malta a protagonist in debate on press freedom
Media freedom and the abuse of lawsuits to silence
Alice Taylor
March 2, 2019 11:01
Pravda in the Med
“The Party is always right.” At least, that’s what
Ryan Murdock
February 28, 2019 18:18

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