Joanna Demarco is a freelance Maltese journalist and photographer whose work has focused mostly on corruption and migration.

She contributes to the Maltese investigative outlet Amphora Media. She has previously been involved in cross-border investigations linked with corruption, organised crime and environmental issues. She also works on documentary photography projects and has worked with numerous publications to tell stories photographically.    

Joanna Demarco

Basic information

Name
Joanna Demarco
Title
Photographer & journalist
Expertise
Corruption, Migration
Country
Malta
City
Balzan

Supported projects

Exporting Abortion

  • Healthcare
  • Human Rights

BRUSSELS - Exporting Abortion is a cross-border, collaborative investigation into the unequal access to abortion in Europe. Journalists from across the continent have investigated how thousands of women each year are forced to travel from one country to another to get an abortion. The investigation has revealed that at least 5,860 women in Europe faced this situation in 2023, and more than 25,000 since 2019.

Exporting Abortion

Malta: Increased vessel traffic and lax air pollution monitoring lead to health concerns

  • Corruption
  • Environment
  • Transport

VALLETTA — In Malta, residents of a historic town are fighting emissions from a neighbouring shipyard. At the center of their struggle is the world's largest shipping company. 'Particulate matters' investigation looks into this and proves that more asthma cases are diagnosed in the district where the shipyard is located. 

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