The November issue of the Bulgarian News Agency’s (BTA) LIK magazine was presented on Monday in BTA’s Maxim Hall in Sofia. The event was held via video link with the participation of BTA’s national press clubs in Bulgaria and abroad. The new issue of BTA’s magazine for literature, art and culture is dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the publication of the first Bulgarian newspaper, Bulgarski Orel (Bulgarian Eagle), and the development of the print media in Bulgaria.
LIK Editor-in-Chief Georgi Lozanov said that the development of the press is directly linked to the sense of self-confidence that led to Bulgaria’s Liberation in 1878 and, later, became associated with the concept of freedom and freedom of speech. He said that people form opinions on important issues on the basis of the press and the media, and when these opinions converge, public opinion emerges. “In a democratic state, public opinion governs those in power, while the development of the media makes it possible to create a new quality of governance that is subject to civic oversight,” Lozanov added.
LIK Managing Director Yanitsa Hristova said that Bulgarian News Agency’s (BTA) news reports offer a glimpse into the ambition, dedication and sense of mission with which the country’s first journalists, publishers and printers embarked on their work. “The conditions under which the Bulgarian press emerged were difficult: Bulgaria was not a free country, while newspaper publishing and printing had already made significant advances and gained followers elsewhere in the world,” she added.
Prof. Zdravka Konstantinova, a lecturer in the History of Bulgarian Journalism at Sofia University’s Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, stressed that Bulgarian journalism played a state-building role in the period before Liberation, when the Bulgarian state had not yet been restored. The beginnings of Bulgarian periodical publishing date back to 1842, when Konstantin Fotinov published a trial issue of the magazine Lyuboslovie. The first Bulgarian newspaper, Bulgarski Orel, was published in 1846 by Ivan Bogorov, Prof. Konstantinova recalled. By September 9, 1944, Bulgarian periodical publishing had produced more than 10,000 titles, she said.
Prof. Albert Benbassat, a literary historian, critic, publicist and publisher, said that the beginnings of Bulgarian book printing can be traced back to Kyriakodromion, commonly known as Nedelnik, which was published exactly 220 years ago. He noted that Nedelnik placed the emphasis first and foremost on enlightenment through religion. This is a particularly important point in the context of the Bulgarian National Revival, he added.
Assistant Professor Todor Panayotov, a historian, journalist and lecturer at the New Bulgarian University (NBU), said that truth in journalism is not a matter of perspective. “Many people try to portray it as such, but truth is truth, and it must be regarded as a fundamental principle of our journalism,” he noted. In the modern age, cultured people continue to read newspapers, Panayotov said, adding that students do not. According to him, only around one-third of students read newspaper websites. The rest do not read newspapers at all, particularly print editions, he added.
Prof. Mihail Nedelchev, a lecturer and researcher in literary theory and history at New Bulgarian University, argued that reading newspapers is a necessity and an integral part of the life of a cultured person. His observations during travels abroad show that people in other countries continue to read print publications. He also cited the example of relatives in the United States who have newspapers delivered to their homes.
Bulgaria’s research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) Commanding Officer, Commander Radko Muevski, said that the crew use a combination of online media, social networks and printed publications to stay informed during their long voyages to and from Antarctica. “We have quite a few channels for staying informed, so we are unlikely to find ourselves in an information blackout or an information vacuum,” Muevski said in an interview with BTA.

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