Set the scene.
Strickland edited the Times of Malta from 1935 to 1950 and its Sunday sister paper until 1956. Running a newsroom meant decisions, deadlines and public arguments.
Here’s the twist.
Her work extended beyond editing: she became managing director of Allied Newspapers. In 1970, she welcomed visiting Commonwealth press delegates at Villa Parisio in Lija.
Why it still matters.
The following year she received the Astor Award, recognising work for press freedom and journalist training. Who decides which story reaches the front page?
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.