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
Being inquisitive, not the law, makes a good journalist
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Last Sunday was another political stunt like all the stunts we have seen in the past months from both political parties
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s video blog
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In this week's il-Punt, Saviour Balzan talks freedom of expression, which he argues is intrinsically tied to a journalist’s ability to remain independent and objective
[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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[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog
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Me first, Malta last
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[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog
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Medical visas investigation: Libyan’s death threats ‘were sent to himself’
That funny feeling
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Lessons from London
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Will anything change for them?
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