'Telegraph daily’, the topless pictures on page 3,
and the conservative media turn in Bulgaria Cover Image

Вестник „Телеграф“, голите снимки на страница 3 и консервативният медиен обрат в България
'Telegraph daily’, the topless pictures on page 3, and the conservative media turn in Bulgaria

Author(s): Orlin Spassov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Psychology, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Communication studies, Sociology, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Social history, Gender history
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: Page 3; sexism; Telegraph daily, conservatism; women's representation in the media

Summary/Abstract: Over the last few years a conservative wave has been unfolding in Bulgarian media. It affects many aspects of content and attacks primarily liberal and left-wing point of views. The text analyses the topless pictures on Page 3 of the largest Bulgarian daily Telegraph as part of this conservative turnover. The pictures claim to be innocent erotica, but the analysis reveals that they are part of a widely spread sexism of the newspaper. The ideological effects of such form of representation of women are traced. The conservative approach seeks to win the women's consent to their pre-assigned roles in society.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 81-92
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Bulgarian