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
Nobody’s going to hell. We’re all angry
Opinions
Saviour Balzan
Panamagate is bloody wrong, and thousands upon thousands, including yours truly, simply don’t agree with the government’s handling of this affair. But let’s not...
Ministerial aide who lost job after Sheehan shooting incident, lands top post
National
Manuel Mallia’s former aide Silvio Scerri appointed as Transport Malta chief enforcement officer
Cardona and Zrinzo Azzopardi vying for Labour deputy leadership
Toni should be Labour’s choice
Opinions
President in talks with parties over political tension
The jellyfish bite
Opinions
Allied director gifted painting to Redmap’s Sladden for ‘unpaid’ house works
'Panama' questions put Cassar on defensive
National
Was it deliberate or a mistake?
Opinions
After Hillman resigned, De Marco paid Sladden bill for 2011 works
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s videoblog
Opinions
Chamber warns Simon Busuttil not to call general strike
The itch in my democracy
Opinions
[WATCH] ‘No MP ever defended journalists sued for libel’