UNESCO joins growing list of international organisations calling on Malta to reform its FOI Act
UNESCO is the latest to join calls for for
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 16, 2024 15:22
Report: SLAPPs, spyware, media bashing threatens Europe’s journalists, EU must do more
Vexatious lawsuits are a significant concern and impediment for
Alice Taylor
March 5, 2024 09:04
Opinion: The worries about the new Association of Media Owners
A new lobby group – Association of Media Owners
Arnold Cassola
January 13, 2024 10:50
Villains, heroes, liars and fails
At The Shift, I often find myself reading the
Alice Taylor
January 1, 2024 08:29
The Shift for IPI: Future of Malta’s journalism, freedom of expression rests on hope of reform
While the Maltese government pats itself on the back
Alice Taylor
December 14, 2023 16:41
Malta slammed for lobbying for spyware use on journalists amid mounting media freedom failures
The Maltese government’s lobbying to allow legal surveillance of
Caroline Muscat
December 13, 2023 17:10
Future of Maltese media at risk as journalists leave in droves, ‘scared’ to take up profession
Malta’s independent media sector is set to “die a
Alice Taylor
November 24, 2023 16:00
David Casa takes The Shift’s FOI battle to the Commission in letter to VP Jourová
MEP David Casa has called on the European Commission
The Shift Team
March 3, 2023 15:26
Our commitment to transparency: financial statement for 2021
We retain our commitment to transparency as a community-funded
The Shift Team
December 5, 2022 16:08
Five years of creating positive change
Tangible change takes time. It often requires patience and
Caroline Muscat
November 9, 2022 13:00
‘Daphne became a symbol of our resistance’
Shortly before she was assassinated, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Joanna Demarco
July 16, 2022 16:45
‘Access to information should be recognised as one of the main pillars sustaining media freedom’
Accessing information held by public authorities is not always
Joanna Demarco
July 8, 2022 16:15
The Shift turns four
Amid the bustle of our investigations, newsroom meetings, reports,
Caroline Muscat
November 25, 2021 07:28
Media Freedom Rapid Response reports violation against The Shift journalist by court official
An international media freedom violation tracker has sounded the
Alice Taylor
November 10, 2021 14:05
International press freedom organisations criticise Speaker for denying access to tax declarations
International press freedom organisations have called on Speaker Anglu
Gabriel Schembri
February 24, 2021 11:51
2020: A year of investigations despite a pandemic
Despite the circumstances brought about by the pandemic, The
December 29, 2020 07:32
The Shift and Justice for Journalists Foundation launch weekly roundup of Caruana Galizia case
Together with the London-based NGO Justice for Journalists Foundation
The Shift Team
August 13, 2020 11:43
Study highlights lawsuits targeting media in Malta as ‘problematic practice’ in Europe
SLAPP threats in Malta are highlighted as one of
Gabriel Schembri
August 5, 2020 13:51
US congressman uses meeting with Muscat as alibi in CNN case
Republican US congressman Devin Nunes is using a 2018
Joanna Demarco
May 25, 2020 12:49
The Shift’s founder among award-winning writers to speak at Hay Festival Digital
The Shift’s founder and managing editor Caroline Muscat will
Joanna Demarco
May 17, 2020 17:56
‘Delighted to be back’ – artist Marie Louise Kold in Malta for exhibition launch
The final touches are being put in place for
November 14, 2019 17:05
Government won’t say how much is spent clearing memorial
The government has refused to answer a freedom of
Alice Taylor
November 7, 2019 16:58
Golden Victoria Awards highlight struggle for press freedom
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was awarded the prestigious Golden
November 5, 2019 18:09
Breaking boundaries in search of truth
Danish artist Marie Louise Kold knows what it is
October 29, 2019 10:20
Four people charged with Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak’s murder
Four people have been charged with the murder of
The Shift Team
October 22, 2019 15:43
‘Energetic support’ needed against impunity for attacks against journalists
International press freedom organisations have sent an open letter
The Shift Team
September 19, 2019 16:29
The Shift News founder Caroline Muscat wins Press Freedom Award
The Shift News founder and editor Caroline Muscat has
Alice Taylor
September 12, 2019 21:41
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
The first Finance Minister under investigation in the European Union
The EU has not had a Finance Minister under
The Shift Team
July 19, 2019 14:56
‘The cycle of abuse against female journalists in Malta is repeating itself’
“The cycle of abuse against female journalists in Malta
Alice Taylor
July 17, 2019 12:25

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