Media studies, Vol. 6 No. 11, 2015.
Original scientific paper
Journalists' Perceptions of Nomenklatura Networks and Media Ownership in Post-communist Bulgaria
Lada Trifonova Price
; University of Sheffield, Department of Journalism Studies, United Kingdom
Abstract
This article discusses the role of the former communist party elite (the nomenklatura) in the Bulgarian post-communist media landscape in relation to media ownership and the origin of media outlets’ capital. The spotlight is on Bulgarian journalists’ perceptions explored in semi-structured interviews with media professionals from the capital city, Sofia. The findings indicate that Bulgarian journalists are strongly interested in, and concerned with, the influence of members of the former nomenklatura and their informal networks on the Bulgarian media landscape and particularly on the way Bulgarian media in Bulgaria have been owned and financed since 1989.
Keywords
Bulgaria; post-communism; nomenklatura; media; ownership; journalists
Hrčak ID:
139548
URI
Publication date:
15.6.2015.
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