The Assassination of Daphne, Kaddawana, Galizia

On October 16th, 2017, a 52-year-old journalist was blown up in a car bomb outside her home in Malta.

In part one of our three-part mini-series, we'll learn about who she was, and who might have wanted her dead.

• The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
• Introduction to Malta
• Why small island countries are more prone to corruption
• The early career of Daphne Caruana Galizia
• Why Daphne Caruana Galizia was so popular
• Economic growth in 21st-century Malta
• “Malta is 17 miles by nine and flooded with cocaine, corruption, and filthy money”
• Daphne's corruption allegations in Malta
• Why Daphne was very unpopular with some Maltese citizens
• The attacks and harassment she faced
• Claims against Konrad Mizzi, Keith Schembri & Joseph Muscat

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/daphne-caruana-galizia-part-1