EU Commission warns of ‘fake news,’ meddling in 2019 European elections
European Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King called on all European Union member states on Wednesday to take the threat
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Media
RSF: Bulgaria worst in EU for media freedom but ‘good place for investigative journalism’
It sounds like a paradox, but the worst performing country in the European Union when it comes to media freedom
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to resume services in Bulgaria and Romania
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has announced plans to launch news services in Bulgaria and Romania in a bid to
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Number of newspapers in Bulgaria continues to drop, along with circulation – statistics institute
A total of 245 newspapers were published in Bulgaria in 2017, a decrease of 17 compared with 2016, according to
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Bulgaria falls again in Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index: ‘Attacks and threats common’
Bulgaria has fallen again in Reporters Without Borders’ annual World Press Freedom Index, to the lowest ranking among European Union
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Bulgarian journalists say they self-censor while owners impose political policy – US report
There are persistent concerns about grave damage to media pluralism in Bulgaria caused by factors including corporate and political pressure,
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Murder of Ján Kuciak: European Parliament urges action to protect journalists across the EU
The European Parliament must better protect journalists and whistle-blowers and Slovakia must ensure a thorough, independent and international investigation into
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Fake news and the Balkans
The latest Media Literacy Index (2018) published by the Sofia-based Open Society Institute headed by the Hungarian-American investor and business magnate George Soros, titled Common
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European Parliament: EU must help safeguard media independence
EU member states should “create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and secure environment for journalists,” a
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