@article{Velev_2022, title={GUARANTEES FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IN BULGARIA WITHIN THE REGULATION}, volume={51}, url={https://ikm.mk/ojs/index.php/kij/article/view/5131}, abstractNote={<p>This article examines the prerequisites and guarantees for the independence of public service media<br>provided through the existing regulatory system. The public character of the media and its independence are a direct<br>function of its managerial independence and financial security, and both are to be provided by the regulatory system.<br>That is why the subject of the analysis presented by us is the existing model of public media management, as set out<br>in the Law on Radio and Television in Bulgaria. For the media independence, the clearly defined mission, the<br>financial security and the right of the governing body to make their own decisions, without being coerced by any<br>political situation, are of priority importance. The focus of the analysis will be on the regulatory system, the<br>structure of the regulatory body and the dynamics of its relations with the management of the public media. We<br>should analyze in detail the existing functions of the Council for Electronic Media, the election of the Director<br>General of Bulgarian National Radio / Bulgarian National Television, as well as the election and approval of the<br>Management Boards of these two media. For the purposes of the research the method of comparative analysis is<br>used, considering the legal framework of the regulation of the public media in Bulgaria in parallel with the<br>regulatory frameworks of two other countries of the European Union - Austria and Germany. Conclusions and<br>recommendations for possible future changes in the Law on Radio and Television in Bulgaria have been presented</p>}, number={1}, journal={KNOWLEDGE - International Journal }, author={Velev, Alexander}, year={2022}, month={Mar.}, pages={219–224} }