Balgarianovinite.com Only strong and independent journalism can hold those in power accountable for their decisions, said Gabriela Naplatanova, Chair of the Council for Electronic Media (CEM).
“I would like to call on journalists to uphold professional ethical standards and to zealously protect the dignity of their profession, because only strong and independent journalism can hold those in power accountable for their decisions,” Naplatanova said Thursday at the opening of the first meeting of the regulator during her second term as chair. Between April and October 2024, she served as acting CEM chair.
She thanked the members of the regulator for their trust and stressed that “the experience of each Council member is an extremely valuable contribution to the Council’s work.”
According to her, in the coming future the CEM will be “open to society, to journalistic organizations, the media industry, and academia,” and will encourage initiatives aimed at improving the quality of media content.
Naplatanova emphasized that the regulator’s role is primarily supportive, while the main responsibility for the state of the media environment lies with journalists and creative professionals. Declarations and statements alone, she said, are not enough to safeguard freedom of speech and journalists’ independence.
She underlined that only strong and independent media can help society develop critical thinking and make informed decisions about its future.
The CEM chair pointed out that the role of the regulator’s members is temporary, but efforts to protect the media environment must be continuous.
Gabriela Naplatanova was elected Chair of the Council for Electronic Media at its meeting on April 23. She was nominated by then-chair Simona Veleva and by CEM member Kadrinka Kadrinova. Her nomination was also supported by CEM member Prolet Velkova, while Galina Georgieva abstained. Naplatanova’s term began on April 28 this year and will run until April 27, 2027. Media Regulator Head: Only Strong, Independent Journalism Can Hold Power Accountable 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-30 10:03:55 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law