Euro-Atlantic integration of the Western Balkans on the BNR website Cover Image

Евроатлантическата интеграция на Западните Балкани в сайта на БНР
Euro-Atlantic integration of the Western Balkans on the BNR website

Author(s): Desislava Sotirova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Civil Society, Communication studies, Sociology, Comparative history, Diplomatic history, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: Western Balkans; Euro-Atlantic integration; media agenda; media coverage

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the news about the Euro-Atlantic integration of the Western Balkan countries on the website of the Bulgarian National Radio from 1999 to 2018. The choice of the Bulgarian National Radio is dictated by its public media function – to offer variety of topics from all over the world. The Radio is among the few media outlets in the country that includes such a rich diversity of foreign news to and from the six countries of the Western Balkans. The purpose of the text is to answer the question which events related to the Euro-Atlantic integration of the region are included in the media agenda and which are not. The conclusions were drawn on the basis of a content analysis of publications on the Radio site during the period and interviews with international editors from the media. Given the large time span of the study, eight key milestones in the Euro-Atlantic integration of the Western Balkan countries were selected

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 184-204
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Bulgarian