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RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service: Svobodna Evropa

RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service, Svobodna Evropa, provides independent reporting in a media landscape weakened by monopolistic ownership and corruption.

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Impact

January – December 2022

  • Website: 12 million visits; 17.3 million page views
  • Facebook: 33 million video views; 13.8 million engaged users
  • YouTube: 297,000 video views; 8,200 subscribers
  • Instagram: 1.3 million video views; 20,900 followers

Updated: January 2021

Media Climate

  • Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index ranks Bulgaria 91st out of 180 countries.
  • RFE/RL and its journalists are frequently attacked in tabloids controlled by the political and business elite.

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