Balgarianovinite.com More than 100 regional journalists have confirmed their participation in a discussion titled “The Future of Regional News”, which BTA and the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) are organizing on June 11. The forum will bring together representatives of academia, national and regional media, professional organizations, and public institutions, including BTA, BNT, BNR, bTV, Nova TV, journalism associations, and CEM members.
On Wednesday, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said invitations to the discussion were extended to all regional journalists regardless of employer, as well as representatives of national media, government institutions, journalism organizations, and universities. Around one-third of BTA’s news output is regional, reflecting the fact that local news is often the most relevant to citizens. In some areas in Bulgaria, including regional capitals, the only full-time journalist is BTA’s correspondent, Valchev noted. BTA, which maintains the country’s largest correspondent network with offices and reporters in 32 cities outside Sofia, supports regional media through free access to its news content, the General Director emphasized.
CEM Chair Gabriela Naplatanova stated that the discussion aims to bring together regional and national media representatives from across Bulgaria to discuss the future of local news. She pointed out that regional journalism is essential because it remains closest to the everyday concerns of citizens, adding that Bulgaria is considered at medium-to-high risk of developing “news deserts” according to European media pluralism. CEM continues to support regional media through licensing, oversight, and monitoring of regional content in public broadcasters’ programming, Naplatanova concluded. BTA and CEM Organize National Debate on Future of Regional News 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-11 05:51:00 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