Career
Schembri also occupied the post of News Editor at Malta Today. He started working in journalism with In-Nazzjon and Il-Mument in 1995, moving on to Bay Radio, The Malta Independent, The Malta Independent on Sunday and, since 2004, with Malta Today. Schembri"s investigative journalism led to the clampdown on the trading of ancient Mesopotamian artefacts from Iraq on eBay via Malta, the first ever exposure of rampant child rape by Catholic priests in a children"s institution, fraudulent faith healers, and the serious security lapses at Malta"s world heritage and fine arts museums from where priceless pieces have been stolen.
In an April 2006 investigation, Schembri revealed internal armed forces communications logs showing that Maltese army rescuers were given orders to “keep at a distance” from a boat carrying 200 migrants in gale-force winds, hours before 9 of them drowned and at least 20 went missing in a shipwreck off the coast of Sicily.
He also contributes to The Sunday Telegraph, Russian Newsweek and The Guardian Weekly and is the founding chairman of The Journalists" Committee. Over the past years, Schembri has been based in the Middle East, occupying various media-related posts with a number of humanitarian organisations including Oxfam, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Save the Children.
