Bulgarian media too close to politics

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov recently told his ministers not to react to critical media reports, while recommending that journalists should not report on allegedly anti-constitutional issues. This creates a dangerous proximity between journalists and politics, writes Ivo Indjev in his blog: "In conflicts with journalists ministers are supposed to 'lower their heads and be silent'. These are the very words with which Borisov addressed his ministers. To the Bulgarian media, at least in its current state, that sounds very flattering indeed. How can one not be intoxicated by such an avowal? Borisov lowers his head to no adversary, not even the president. And now he does so to the journalists, of all people? Yes, because they are not adversaries but partners, instruments or simply a means for attaining his own goals. For that reason it makes very good sense to stroke their egos to encourage mutual love."

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