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110 ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORMS IN BULGARIA In the late 1990s, corruption was typically discussed by the media in general and non-personified terms. Now, increasingly corruption coverage deals with specific cases. Print media, which tended to resort to sensationalism, are gradually adopting a much more professional attitude in the investigation of this issue. Already there are reporters who write unbiased pieces on both concrete cases of corruption and on the underlying causes of corruption. CHART 32. DEGREE OF CONCRETENESS OF CORRUPTION-RELATED ITEMS IN THE MEDIA (AUGUST 2004) 632 Corruption as a phenomenon in most general terms Corruption in a particular public sphere Corruption in a particular state authority, public organization, professional group Specific data on corruption Specific case of corruption Source: Media Monitoring by Coalition 2000 103 25 131 246 One notable development has been the shift of focus from petty to high-level corruption without this being used for party political confrontation (Table 18). If soon after 1997 the topic of corruption was usually brought up in the context of political antagonism, in recent years the public debate on corruption has shifted away from partisanship and more towards a broader civic agenda. The subject of anti-corruption is increasingly treated in the context of the need to establish a political culture of transparency and accountability. The perfunctory partisan discourse is gradually being replaced by an understanding of the underlying causes of corruption. Further, there has been a relative increase in the number of success stories on anti-corruption measures and a considerable increase in the average number of items reporting successful punishment of corruption. Political corruption has increasingly been spotlighted by the media and journalistic interest in it has been sustained by disclosures of corrupt abuse of power, but also by the overall process of adoption of modern standards of transparency in the context of the country’s European integration. Undoubtedly, the media rely on civic organizations and initiatives for assessments of the scope of corruption, as well as for information on the related perceptions and attitudes of Bulgarians. The level of trust achieved between the media and non-governmental organizations in the context of anti-corruption critique of governments is an important step toward reinforcing civil society.
CIVIL SOCIETY AGAINST CORRUPTION 111 TАBLE 18. DISTRIBUTION OF CORRUPTION-RELATED ITEMS BY TOPIC (OCTOBER 2004) Topics Anticorruption Measures Corrupt Practices Investigations, arrests Governance 15 157 - Cabinet 22 38 8 Public administration 17 31 14 Customs administration 4 40 5 Army 1 6 - Local government 2 26 5 Statements by ministers, deputy ministers, and other public figures 25 38 - Political Parties 8 45 - Legislature - - - Laws and draft laws 11 9 - Parliament - 2 - Members of Parliament 1 2 - Statements by MPs and other public figures 7 17 - Judiciary and Police 1 8 1 Courts 1 43 - Prosecution 2 3 1 Investigation 2 - 5 Police 25 20 34 Statements by representatives of the judiciary, the police and commentaries 4 10 - Society - 1 - Healthcare 4 30 19 Education 14 10 - Other 1 6 - Economy - 11 - Public Procurement 1 4 - EU Funds 1 3 - Privatization - 3 - Business 2 13 1 Non-governmental and international organizations 1 - 10 Bulgarian NGOs 7 2 - International organizations 35 5 - Media 7 21 1 Total 221 604 102 Source: Media Monitoring by Coalition 2000
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