Politicians put pressure on public service media in Bulgaria – but journalists fight back and win
By Pavel Antonov
There is a great pressure against public media in Bulgaria at the moment, with the Bulgarian National Radio holding on as a stronghold for free speech and independent journalism. Just a few weeks ago, a major attack was mounted on the independence of the BNR. An attempt was made by the management to remove a journalist from her post in order to make it easier for Ivan Geshev to be elected as Bulgaria's next Prosecutor-General. The editorial boards of the two BNR programs resisted the pressure and the transmission was taken off air for a day. Thanks to a united reaction…
