Press freedom in Bulgarian

Bulgaria ranked 78th alongside Hungary in the American "Freedom House" foundation's most recent press freedom ranking list and was given the rating "partially free". Freedom House has got it all wrong, writes the opposition daily newspaper Duma with more than a hint of irony: "The newspapers, radio, television and online media all communicate freely with the government in Bulgaria. In what other country do top reporters receive text messages from the prime minister himself? In what other country do journalists freely discuss with the prime minister what they should serve their venerable audiences, and above all how to do it so that they understand the lengths the government is going to to make Bulgaria a dream country? The government has immense respect for the media: whenever the media makes a mistake in its reporting there's a friendly call from the cabinet of ministers reminding the journalists of their right to correct their slip-up."

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