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Tema (magazine)

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Tema
CategoriesPolitical magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherUnited Free Media
Founded2001
First issueSeptember 2001
Final issue31 July 2015
CountryBulgaria
LanguageBulgarian

Tema (Bulgarian: Theme) was a weekly social and political magazine based in Bulgaria.[1][2] It was one of the influential magazines in the country and was in circulation from 2001 to 2015.

History and profile

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Tema was first published in September 2001.[3] Modeled on Time and Newsweek the magazine covered news, current affairs and investigative journalism work.[3] The publisher was United Free Media.[4] Its sister publication was the daily paper Преса (Bulgarian: Presa).[4] In 2011 the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications issued a stamp for Tema's tenth anniversary.[5]

Tema was closed down on 31 July 2015 due to financial problems.[4][6]

References

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  1. ^ Raymond Detrez (2014). Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria (3rd ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-4422-4180-0.
  2. ^ Vessela Tabakova (2007). "The Bulgarian Media Landscape". In Georgios Terzis (ed.). European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. Bristol; Chicago: Intellect Books. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-84150-192-5.
  3. ^ a b "Tema magazine at Bulgaria's kiosks". Novinite. 2 October 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Bulgarian-language newspaper, magazine cease publication". The Sofia Globe. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ "MTITC put into circulation a postage stamp devoted to the occasion of 10 years "Tema" magazine". 30 September 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Bulgaria. Nations in Transitions 2016". Freedom House. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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