There are no yardsticks, no criteria for the public to determine what is good news, what is bad news, who is qualified to report on something, says the American media specialistMaria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of
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Boyan Stanislavski “If you sit in front of your computer or smartphone collecting likes or taking part in some shitstorm – you’re doing exactly what your government and the corporations want you to do. It has ZERO political value!”The mass media have evolved beyond our imagination. We are communicating, at
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We don’t need to leave technology to remain just neutral, but to take political and civil action that works for the common good and makes us better offBogdan GradinaruRomanian expat living in Munich, Germany. Member of DiEM25 Germany and Romania and occasionally writer for DiEM25 official web site, reporting and
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The Barricade talked to Ovidiu Ţichindeleanu, the Romanian philosopher, about the importance of the late Samir Amin’s ideas, the need for Eastern Europe to follow its own path of development, the message of the Telciu Summer School, and the need for a ‘left-wing spirituality’Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist
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A position from the Romanian DiEM25 Florin E. PlatonA professional in Political Communication, political activist and supporter of the Pirates, the Progressive and Left forces of Europe. Founder of Romanian DiEM25, Coordinator of DiEM25 Bucharest1 DSC and of the official DiEM25 group for ‘European New Deal in Eastern Europe’.
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The good governance expert talked with Baricada about the evolution of the anti-corruption fight in Romania, the shortcomings of the current discourse on potential union with the Republic of Moldova, and the need for concrete steps towards better communication and closer ties between Romanians and their neighbours Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev
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They walk along the Stephen the Great Boulevard in Chișinău like victors. Then, proud and firm, they stop in front of the Moldovan government’s seat. They carry national flags. However, this is not an ordinary patriotic or nationalist demonstration: they, Romanians, coming from the neighboring country, will demand the liquidation
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The Peace Studies scholar speaks with Baricada about how conflicts are resolved, and what are the perspectives of peace and war in the Middle East, on the Korean peninsula, in the USA, the EU, Romania, Bulgaria and what is ”Peace Journalism” Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in
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Erdoğan got just what he wanted from the meeting in Varna. And if the nervously grinning Borissov gave him the podium, the carte blanche to unleash his dictatorial insolence was handed to him by the distinguished European guests. Philip BourovBulgarian journalist specializing in the international relations, conflicts, macroeconomics and finance.
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The Barricade speaks to the former Bulgarian Ambassador in Bucharest about the Bulgarian and the Romanian presidency of the EU and about the dangers that the two countries face stemming from developments in the Black Sea and the Middle East region. The Barricade also discussed China with the former Ambassador and
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