Bulgarians do not trust public media, but they see them as something needed, as they get informed by them on a daily basis, results of a study by the Conrad Adenauer Foundation, conducted in 10 countries in Southeast Europe, show. About 81% of..
President Rumen Radev and Radio Free Europe Executive Director Jamie Fly have discussed media environment in Bulgaria and freedom of speech. President Radev has pointed out that professional standards in journalism could only be upheld by free..
The current condition of the media environment in Bulgaria, citizens' trust in media, professional standards in journalism, media financing models and asserting the independence of editorial policy have been discussed in Sofia by President Rumen..
Only free, politically and economically independent media can resist dangerous processes that threaten democracy. This was stated by President Rumen Radev at a meeting with Deutsche Welle CEO Peter Limbourg, who is visiting Bulgaria. The..
Tightened security measures are in place at the airports in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Bourgas after yesterday’s false bomb threats. Bomb threats were emailed yesterday to airports and media. Sofia airport was not evacuated and there was no..
“The Future of Public Media Service in the Digital Era” International Conference organized by the Bulgarian National Radio and the Bulgarian National Television at the end of January discussed digital transformation, legal frameworks and public..
A meeting of the media of the Bulgarian minority in Serbia opened in Bosilegrad, Serbia. It is organized by the Bulgarian news agency BTA and the GLAS association. The meeting is attended by representatives of the various ethnic communities in..
Media freedom has reached its lowest level for the past decade, according to a recent study by British non-governmental organization on the freedom of speech Article 19 and the V-Dem Social Science project. According to the study, the work of..
An independent study, presented in the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, has identified Bulgaria together with Greece, Hungary and Italy as a country at risk of concentration of media ownership and political control over editorial..
Today’s papers highlight the bombastic forecast made by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov regarding the growth rate of the Bulgarian economy next year. 24 Chassa carries a headline: “Boyko Borissov expects a growth rate of 4.5 – 6 percent in..
