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‘Significant risks’ to media pluralism in Bulgaria, European Parliament committee told

July 11, 2017July 13, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

There are significant risks to media pluralism in Bulgaria, according to an independent report presented to the European Parliament’s civil

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Every fourth Bulgarian sees fake news in the media every day – poll

June 27, 2017June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Every fourth Bulgarian (25 per cent) sees false news in the media on a daily basis, every sixth (17 per

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Number of newspapers, books published in Bulgaria dropped in 2016 – official statistics

June 20, 2017June 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A total of 262 newspapers were published in Bulgaria in 2016, a decrease of 21 compared with 2015, according to

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The Sofia Globe turns five years old

June 4, 2017January 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Media

It was some time at about 8am on June 4 2012 that what was then Bulgaria’s newest English-language news and

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Bulgaria again ranks lowest among all EU countries in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index

April 26, 2017April 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria is ranked lower in the World Press Freedom Index 2017 than any other European Union member, Reporters Without Borders

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Controversy over Bulgarian TV station’s decision not to air talk show host’s episode

March 28, 2017March 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017, Media

A controversy has erupted over the decision by Bulgarian television station bTV not to air an episode of talk show

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International observers criticise Bulgarian media coverage that preceded country’s elections

March 27, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2017, Media

In a preliminary report the day after Bulgaria’s March 26 parliamentary elections, international observers have criticised Bulgarian media coverage of

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Bulgarian election commission fines TV station over nude photo of Volen Siderov

March 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017, Media, Volen Siderov

The Central Election Commission has ordered a fine to be imposed on television station bTV over a satirical show which

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Bulgarian political parties spent more than a million leva on media advertising in first 10 days of election campaign – study

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017, Media

Ten days after the start of the official campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 parliamentary elections, political parties

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