Bulgarian Press Has Helped Shape Ideas of Freedom and Civic Identity, LIK Editor-in-Chief Says

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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, Georgi Lozanov, Editor-in-Chief of BTA’s LIK magazine, said on Monday. Lozanov was speaking at the presentation of LIK’s November issue, dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the publication of the first Bulgarian newspaper, Bulgarski orel (Bulgarian Eagle), and the development of the press in Bulgaria.
“With the emergence of the press, a Bulgarian National Revival triangle took shape in our culture: press, knowledge and freedom,” Lozanov said. According to him, “the press made it possible to disseminate information on an unprecedented scale and with unprecedented timeliness, giving people a new way of looking at the world. Having acquired this new way of looking at the world, they realized that the most important quality required to be true to one’s identity and dignity is to be free.”
Lozanov went on to say: “Freedom of speech lies at the heart of every freedom, and it became a subject of discussion and a new perspective for societies with the emergence of mass media. The book was the first mass medium, but it did not develop the journalistic narrative. The fundamental change in the world and in our civic identity came with the emergence of journalistic storytelling. Through its technological acceleration, it can report on what is happening while it is still happening, making it possible for us to participate constantly in history rather than simply watch it unfold.”
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,” he added.
LIK has been freely accessible since January 2024. All issues published since the magazine’s relaunch in 2022 are available for download in electronic format from BTA’s website.

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