Bulgaria: "It’s lies, garnished with small bits of truth"
By ECPMF staff
At the ECPMf's Expert Talk on Media Freedom in Bulgaria, Stolan Zachov, president of the union of Bulgarian publishers (UPB), presented a White Paper setting out the difficulties critical journalists face in his country. He has given the ECPMF an interview with further insights into the grim scenario that propelled the union's action.
ECPMF managing director Dr Lutz Kinkel opening the expert talk on media freedom in Bulgaria
ECPMF: What motivated the UPB to produce the document?
Stolan Zachov: The worsening of the media freedom situation started in Bulgaria about 10 years ago. For people who are not directly involved,…