Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan

Founder and co-owner of MaltaToday, Saviour Balzan has reported on Maltese politics and society for over three decades.

In his early days he was actively involved in the environmental lobby and later the Green Party, Alternattiva Demokratika. He later immersed himself in journalism, working to set up newspapers such as il-Fehma, l-Alternattiva, The People and The Independent daily. .

MaltaToday was launched in 1999 to become a leading English-language newspaper. Balzan extended the Mediatoday stable with Maltese-language newspaper Illum, as well as TV programmes Xtra and Reporter. His memoirs are published in Saying It As It Is.

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What matters counts
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Saviour Balzan
Beyond Daphne, the sad truth is that there are few veteran journalists working with independent houses who have not been pushed into a corner and reduced to regurgitating the news.
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When hell broke loose
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The divine comedy
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Delia snubbed by three MPs for deputy post
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Act 1, Scene 2 at Pietà
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[WATCH] Proxy forgery can’t be forgotten in din of resignation
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What an ending
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Delia! Delia! OMG
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