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Language
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Journals
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Investigative Journalism in Central and Eastern Europe: Autonomy, Business Models, and Democratic Roles
International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 18, issue 4 (2013), pp. 413-435
"This article presents a comparative study of investigative journalism in nine countries in the Central and Eastern European region (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia). The purpose is descriptive and analytical. Descriptively, the articl
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Mapping Digital Media: Bulgaria
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 92 pp.
"After a significant delay, the transition to digital terrestrial broadcasting in Bulgaria is scheduled to be finished in 2013. While cable television appears to have peaked since 2007, satellite television continues to increase its penetration, more often through bundled services. On the other hand
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Media Sustainability Index 2013: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2013), xx, 317 pp.
Global Information Society Watch 2013: Women's Rights, Gender and ICTs
Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2013), 240 pp.
"GISWatch 2013 shows that gains in women’s rights made online are not always certain or stable. While access to the internet for women has increased their participation in the social, economic and governance spheres, there is another side to these opportunities: online harassment, cyberstalking, a
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Balkan Media Barometer: Bulgaria
Sofia: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 80 pp.
State Aid for Newspapers: Theories, Cases, Actions
Heidelberg et al.: Springer (2013), xii, 402 pp.
The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum;INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.
"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi
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Media Sustainability Index 2012: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2012), xxi, 359 pp.
"TThe 2012 MSI study for Europe & Eurasia revealed a mix of positive developments, regression, and stagnation (or resilience, depending on one’s point of view). Nearly half of the 21 countries included in this study showed little change either way, their overall score moving by 0.10 or less. Six c
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Global Information Society Watch 2012. The Internet and Corruption: Transparency and Accountability Online
Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2012), 273 pp.
"GISWatch 2012 explores how the internet is being used to ensure transparency and accountability, the challenges that civil society activists face in fighting corruption, and when the internet fails as an enabler of a transparent and fair society. The eight thematic reports and 48 country reports pu
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Media Freedom and Independence in 14 European Countries: A Comparative Perspective
European Commission;Mediadem (2012), 188 pp.
Understanding Media Policies: A European Perspective
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xvii, 284 pp.
Balkan Memories: Media Constructions of National and Transnational History
Bielefeld: transcript (2012), 270 pp.
Media Sustainability Index 2011: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2011), xxiii, 321 pp.
"With three notable exceptions—Belarus, Russia, and Uzbekistan—the media sector in the countries included in the first edition of the MSI in 2001 have over time either improved overall or stayed more or less the same. But, a review of overall MSI scores is just one way to use the MSI to see how
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Bulgaria
Oxford; London: University of Oxford, Department of Politics and International Relations;London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Media and Communications (2011), 26 pp.
"This paper offers an overview of Bulgaria’s media landscape, putting it into its demographic, economic and political context. It gives a basic overview of the country’s media structure, including details on media markets; media regulation and regulatory authorities; and journalism culture." (Pa
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Global Information Society Watch 2011: Internet Rights and Democratisation. Focus on Freedom of Expression and Association Online
Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2011), 273 pp.
"In the year of the Arab uprisings Global Information Society Watch 2011 investigates how governments and internet and mobile phone companies are trying to restrict freedom online – and how citizens are responding to this using the very same technologies. Everyone is familiar with the stories of E
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Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media
Washington, DC: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2011), 393 pp.
"There is abundant evidence of underrepresentation of women as subjects of coverage, but until now there were no reliable, comprehensive data on which to make a clear determination about where women currently fit into the news-making operation or in the decision-making or ownership structure of thei
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People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform
Key Guidance
Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), viii, 465 pp.
"This is an applied facilitator’s guide for reform managers, change agents, development practitioners, and training professionals who need to use smart communication techniques—the relevant concepts, frameworks and applications—to promote change through governance reform. It is grounded on the
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‘A Sleeping Mechanism’ for the Time Being? Media Accountability Online in Bulgaria
Tampere: University of Tampere, Journalism Research and Development Centre (2011), 24 pp.
"There is not much debate on the development of media accountability (MA) systems in Bulgaria and even less relate to online media. This is due to the early stage of introduction of self-regulatory mechanisms on the Internet as well as the users’ behavior since priority is still given to tradition
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Nonprofit Investigative Journalism in Europe: Motives, Organisations and Practices
Hamburg: University of Hamburg, Master Thesis (2011), 125 pp.
Media and Politics
Katerina Popova (transl.)
Sofia: Foundation Media Democracy;Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), 204 pp.
