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
Revenge of the bogan
Opinions
Saviour Balzan
Now, more than ever, it seems ever more urgent to see that a new political party, one that springs forward from the will of the people, comes forward to challenge the majoritorian...
'Let's be positive'
Opinions
Saviour Balzan
The media is not and should not be a platform for good news. The only media that pronounce the good news as if it were Christmas everyday are l-Orrizont and In-Nazzjon
A (short) history of impunity
Opinions
PN members’ poll: 10% voted Labour or abstained in 2017
What matters counts
Opinions
[WATCH] Updated | Delia could face no confidence vote in PN parliamentary group
Where do we go from here?
Opinions
Nationalist leader Adrian Delia is facing a rebellion from MPs who are now considering a ‘plan B’
When hell broke loose
Opinions
The divine comedy
Opinions
Delia snubbed by three MPs for deputy post
National
If only it was about gender
Opinions
Act 1, Scene 2 at Pietà
Opinions
[WATCH] Proxy forgery can’t be forgotten in din of resignation