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Ankova re-appointed as head of Bulgarian National Television

July 26, 2013July 26, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Incumbent director-general of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television, Vyara Ankova, has been appointed to a second three-year term, the Council

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Bulgaria 

Media under fire from socialist party for coverage of protest in Bulgaria

July 24, 2013July 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Peevski protests

Bulgarian media have come under renewed criticism from socialist politicians for their coverage of the anti-government protest that blocked cabinet

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Bulgaria’s media and the protests: From Barekov to BNT

July 7, 2013May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media, Peevski protests

Spare a thought for Bulgaria’s reporters. After six months of covering the winter protests, an election campaign and the current

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission announces another former State Security agent in the media

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission, Media

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by statute with identifying people in certain categories of public life as having worked

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World press freedom declines

May 2, 2013May 27, 2013 Carla Babb of VOANews Media

Freedom House, an independent watchdog dedicated to expanding freedom around the world, has released its annual report on global press

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Bulgarian media, consolidated

April 25, 2013August 6, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

It was a strange if not unhappy coincidence that in the very week that the US state department expressed concern

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Bulgaria News 

Concerns about deterioration of media environment in Bulgaria, US state dept says

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Concerns persisted about deterioration of the media environment in Bulgaria because of corporate and political pressure that, combined with the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian journalists protest as prosecutors question reporter over article

April 8, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Several dozen Bulgarian journalists protested outside the Palace of Justice in the capital city Sofia on April 8 as reporter

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s electronic media regulator urges restraint in coverage of self-immolations

March 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Against a background of a series of people setting themselves on fire during the past weeks of nationwide protests, Bulgaria’s

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