Alexenia Dimitrova
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Alexenia Dimitrova is a Bulgaria
n journalist
and author with more than 21 years of experience. She works in the second largest daily in Bulgaria [24 Hours (24 chasa)]. Her favorite topics are secret archives of the Cold War
era, shadow affairs and corruption
, money laundering
, suspicious ownership and property, and secret societies
. Recently she has profiled finding lost people all over the world and reuniting them. For her series of publications about missing persons which started in July 2002, and still continues, she received Chernorizets Hrabar (the most prestigious award for investigative journalism in Bulgaria) in November 2004. She had been nominated for the same award in 2003.
Dimitrova has published more than 4,000 stories in 40 media in Bulgaria, the USA
, Russia
, and Great Britain
. Her book The Iron Fist - Inside the Bulgarian and American Secret Archives was published in March 2005 in London
and in English by Artnik Publishing. The same book (under the title The War of the Spies) was published in Bulgaria in October 2005.
Dimitrova graduated from Sofia University
in 1986 and has specializations on journalism in the World Press Institute, St. Paul, MN, and the University of Missouri
, Columbia, (USA), Reuters
(Great Britain), European Center for Journalism (Netherlands
), and Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus
. Mrs. Dimitrova is licensed lecturer in journalistic investigations in Bulgaria within the framework of SouthEast European Network for Professionalism in the Media. She is also was local trainer for the BBC
on investigative journalism during a 3 year project implementing the Self regulation and the Code of Ethics of Bulgarian Media. She is one of the 12 members of the Press Complaint Commission in Bulgaria.
She has been invited to speak at seminars and other events of investigative journalism in Bulgaria, Denmark
, Croatia
, Netherlands, Austria, Moldavia
, Armenia
, Slovenia
, Germany
, Bosnia
, Albania
, Azerbaijan
, and Turkey
.
She is a member of the union
of Bulgarian journalists, the Investigative Journalists Association; International Federation of Journalists
(IFJ); and is a founding member of South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO).
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and author with more than 21 years of experience. She works in the second largest daily in Bulgaria [24 Hours (24 chasa)]. Her favorite topics are secret archives of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
era, shadow affairs and corruption
Political corruption
Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by...
, money laundering
Money laundering
Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...
, suspicious ownership and property, and secret societies
Secret society
A secret society is a club or organization whose activities and inner functioning are concealed from non-members. The society may or may not attempt to conceal its existence. The term usually excludes covert groups, such as intelligence agencies or guerrilla insurgencies, which hide their...
. Recently she has profiled finding lost people all over the world and reuniting them. For her series of publications about missing persons which started in July 2002, and still continues, she received Chernorizets Hrabar (the most prestigious award for investigative journalism in Bulgaria) in November 2004. She had been nominated for the same award in 2003.
Dimitrova has published more than 4,000 stories in 40 media in Bulgaria, the USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. Her book The Iron Fist - Inside the Bulgarian and American Secret Archives was published in March 2005 in London
London
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and in English by Artnik Publishing. The same book (under the title The War of the Spies) was published in Bulgaria in October 2005.
Dimitrova graduated from Sofia University
Sofia University
The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...
in 1986 and has specializations on journalism in the World Press Institute, St. Paul, MN, and the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
, Columbia, (USA), Reuters
Reuters
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(Great Britain), European Center for Journalism (Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
), and Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
. Mrs. Dimitrova is licensed lecturer in journalistic investigations in Bulgaria within the framework of SouthEast European Network for Professionalism in the Media. She is also was local trainer for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
on investigative journalism during a 3 year project implementing the Self regulation and the Code of Ethics of Bulgarian Media. She is one of the 12 members of the Press Complaint Commission in Bulgaria.
She has been invited to speak at seminars and other events of investigative journalism in Bulgaria, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Netherlands, Austria, Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
She is a member of the union
Trade union
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of Bulgarian journalists, the Investigative Journalists Association; International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists, IFJ, is a global union federation of journalists' trade unions—the largest in the world. The organization aims to protect and strengthen the rights and freedoms of journalists...
(IFJ); and is a founding member of South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO).
External links
- More about Dimitrova
- Interview with Dimitrova regarding Saxe-Coburg becoming Prime Minister
- Sophie Echo interview with Dimitrove regarding her new book, "The Murder Bureau"
- Dimitrova interview, The Telegraph
- Dimitrova interview, Frontpage Magazine
- Dimitrova interview, International Spy Museum
- Dimitrova interview, EurActiv