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.

Articles by this author
Can it get worse? Yes, it can
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Simon Busuttil forgot how important inclusion is in politics, and this has thwarted the party’s ability to reach out to others
[WATCH] On conflicts of interest and party financing
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The PN will have a problem attracting business donors to its cause after Simon Busuttil's clash with the DB Group
Time to decide
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Young woman caught with nine heroin packets asked to change statement after late night meeting
We are heretics
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Gozitans arrested on drug charges changed police statement after political intervention
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s video blog
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Being inquisitive, not the law, makes a good journalist
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s video blog
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[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's videoblog
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The carpenter of coffins
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Chris Said raises hornet’s nest over ignored drug charges in Gozo
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's videoblog
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Yellow, gutter and fake journalism
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