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
[WATCH] Unverified rumours erode accountability of newspapers
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Saviour Balzan
Social media erodes the accountability of news organizations if their work is simply based on rumour instead of verified facts
Now this one was for Mario
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It is also common knowledge that the de Marcos have been targeted for ages by the blogger from Bidnija
The incorruptible(s)
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In God we trust
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Get me my conversion therapist
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Panettone politics by Palumbo
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Things that make one think ‘wtf?’
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Yale, Michael and hate
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‘Muscat has no alternative but to move forward with a good governance agenda’
Signor Mastro Lindo
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Notion of a nation
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The need to get one’s act together
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It is not all about money
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Saviour Balzan's videoblog
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