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Second arson attack on Bulgarian television journalist’s car

April 2, 2014April 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgarian television journalist Genka Shikerova’s car was burnt out in an apparent arson attack soon after midnight on April 2

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Of hearts and minds and media monopolies

February 23, 2014February 25, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media, Peevski protests

Lyutvi Mestan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, says that Delyan Peevski’s media do not constitute a monopoly

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Bulgaria ranks worst among EU countries in 2014 World Press Freedom index

February 12, 2014February 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria has been ranked the worst among European Union countries in Reporters Without Borders’ 2014 World Press Freedom index, coming

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Bulgaria 

War of words after Bulgarian talk show host joins political party on air

February 11, 2014February 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A hullabaloo in the media and on social networks has followed after a Bulgarian talk show host announced live on

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Bulgaria 

Backtrack on penalties for media damaging ‘good name’ of election candidates

February 8, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s centre-right former ruling party GERB has backtracked on a proposal to include in the new election code a provision

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Bulgaria’s draft election code: Media face huge fines for damaging ‘good name’ of candidates

February 7, 2014February 8, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

Media that publish material that damages the “decency, honour and reputation” of candidates during an election campaign will face fines

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Committee to Protect Journalists: Press freedom weakens in several countries, cyberspace

February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 VOANews Media

For the first time, the Committee to Protect Journalists has added cyberspace as a category on its yearly risk list,

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Bulgaria 

How the Bulgarian media covered (or did not) new report on the Bulgarian media

February 5, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

Coverage by the Bulgarian-language media of an annual report on the state of the Bulgarian media said a lot about,

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s media: Of photographs, politics and proxy wars

February 3, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

In an exclusive on February 3, Economedia’s publications reported that Economedia was suing another Bulgarian media company and a fledgling

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