CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Beleva, Nelly Venelinova |
|---|---|
| Title | INTERNATIONAL NEWS IN THE BULGARIAN PRESS: THE IMPACT OF POLITICIZATION AND THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONALISM |
| Summary | I investigate the political influence in international news and the level of professionalism in the Bulgarian press twenty years after the fall of communism. The quality of the newspapers is examined by content analysis that is based on a survey and interviews conducted with the chief editors of the international sections of each newspaper. I demonstrate that the mixture of old and new standards, practices and values undermines professionalism in today’s press. My conclusions are that press is still politicized; journalistic professionalism is still in the developing phase; a clear distinction between serious and tabloid press is still missing; and freedom of the press is suppressed by unclear sources of the media capital. Political parties exercise influence over the newspapers through their business interests. Thus, media in the transition countries has to develop further and to struggle for its complete and truly liberation. |
| Supervisor | Coyer, Kate |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/beleva_nelly.pdf |
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