Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) Director General Milen Mitev said Thursday that the most important task is to maintain young people’s interest in journalism so that there will be journalists in the future. He was speaking at a discussion entitled “The Future of Regional News,” organized by BTA and the Council for Electronic Media (CEM).
“I am very pleased that this discussion is taking place because there is a lot of talk about news deserts, but this dialogue is not usually structured in this way,” Mitev said. According to him, public service media have the strongest presence in regional news coverage. He agreed with BTA Director General Kiril Valchev’s observation that the main challenge in many parts of the country is not a lack of funding but a shortage of staff.
Mitev noted that BNR operates a correspondent network of 20 reporters and produces content for nine regional programmes. These programmes broadcast around the clock, with three hours of the Kardzhali programme devoted to Radio Bulgaria broadcasts in Turkish. He said the network has sufficient reporting capacity to cover events across the country.
“Since this morning alone, before the start of this discussion, our correspondents have produced 61 regional news stories,” Mitev said. He explained that BNR broadcasts news bulletins every hour, with only four of them dedicated to national news and the rest focusing on regional developments. In his words, the fact that “no commercial operator can afford to launch a regional programme” is particularly telling.
“I do not believe there will be opportunities in the future for new regional broadcast programmes, whether radio or television,” Mitev said. “Even if not on the airwaves, there is a need for more sources of information in the regions.”
He also presented BNR audience research, showing that listeners of regional programmes prefer concise news formats. They are interested in developments both in their own city and in other settlements. News about roadworks, traffic and other issues affecting daily life is particularly important to them. Educational, cultural, social and health-related programmes are among the most valued content, and listeners believe radio should devote more resources to producing such programmes.
“There is a tremendous need for regional media because people are interested in more than just national news,” Mitev said in conclusion. Bulgarian National Radio Director Stresses Need to Keep Young People’s Interest in Journalism 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-11 11:33:18 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