Malta news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Malta news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language. Or jump straight to a curated comparison by political leaning.
The Malta media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire puts Malta's front pages side by side. Compare which stories lead, how headlines are framed and what one outlet leaves out. Of the 5 titles tracked here, 2 are grouped left, 2 centre and 1 right. You can compare across these groups within one country.
The 5 outlets in this directory include:
- 3 daily newspapers (Times of Malta, The Malta Independent and MaltaToday)
- 2 digital-native outlets (Net News and Lovin Malta)
Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Malta. Start with a wire service or a widely read daily.
Malta sits in Southern Europe. Explore the Europe hub for more countries. By outlets tracked, Malta ranks 8th of 16 in Southern Europe and 33rd of 45 in Europe. The regional average is 5.9 outlets per country.
Other Southern Europe countries in this directory:
- Spain (13)
- Italy (10)
- Portugal (7)
- Greece (6)
- Slovenia (6)
- Croatia (6)
- Serbia (6)
- Cyprus (5)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (5)
- Montenegro (5)
- Albania (5)
- North Macedonia (4)
- Kosovo (3)
- Andorra (3)
- San Marino (2)
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Malta's main news outlets?
Across Malta's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists on the left, MaltaToday and Lovin Malta; near the center, Times of Malta and The Malta Independent; on the right, Net News. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
Times of Malta is the country's leading English-language daily newspaper, based in Valletta and published by Allied Newspapers. Independent of the political parties and generally regarded as centrist and the paper of record, it covers national politics, business, sport and society.
The Malta Independent is an English-language daily newspaper published in Malta by Standard Publications. One of the country's three main independent papers, it is generally regarded as centrist and covers national politics, business, society and culture for a broad general readership.
MaltaToday is an English-language newspaper and news website published by Mediatoday in Malta. Independent of the political parties but generally seen as centre-left and progressive, it is known for investigative reporting and opinion polling on national politics and current affairs.
Net News is the online news portal of Media.link Communications, the media arm of Malta's Nationalist Party (PN). Aligned with the centre-right Nationalist Party, it provides news and commentary on national politics and current affairs, complementing the party's Net TV and Net Radio broadcasting.
Lovin Malta is an independent English-language digital news outlet covering Maltese news, politics, culture, food and entertainment. Aimed at a younger online audience and generally regarded as progressive and left-leaning, it is known for opinionated coverage and campaigning on transparency and social issues.
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