Secrets, Lies, and Journalist-Spies: the contemporary moral dilemma for Bulgarian media professionals

TRIFONOVA PRICE, Lada (2015). Secrets, Lies, and Journalist-Spies: the contemporary moral dilemma for Bulgarian media professionals. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 20 (2), 185-203.

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Abstract

The subject of this article is the issue of journalist-spies in the Bulgarian media before and after the fall of communism in 1989. The focus is on the perceptions of Bulgarian journalists on the role alleged secret service collaborators played, and continue to play, in the postcommunist society and media landscape. Role perceptions are explored through semi-structured interviews with practicing journalists from the capital city, Sofia. The findings suggest that Bulgarian journalists continue to be concerned with, and affected by, the influence of former communist spies on the Bulgarian media, a controversy that has largely been ignored by media scholars.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 1606 Political Science; 1903 Journalism And Professional Writing; Communication & Media Studies
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161214555554
Page Range: 185-203
SWORD Depositor: Symplectic Elements
Depositing User: Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited: 12 Mar 2019 14:37
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 06:23
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24169

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