Telegraph (Sofia)
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The Telegraph is a Bulgaria
n national daily newspaper published in Sofia
. It was established in January 2005 as a low-cost, short-article alternative to the mainstream press. Its circulation rose rapidly: in May 2005 it was 38,000 http://conf2005.raredis.org/pdf/Media_report.pdf, but by April 2007 it had reached 80,000 http://www.raredis.org/pub/Alliance_Report.pdf. By early 2008 it was estimated to be the national leader with 110,000 copies sold on some days.
The paper belongs to a Bulgarian company which also publishes the Monitor daily and Politika weekly.
As of February 2008, the newspaper's website shows only its front page.
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 national daily newspaper published in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. It was established in January 2005 as a low-cost, short-article alternative to the mainstream press. Its circulation rose rapidly: in May 2005 it was 38,000 http://conf2005.raredis.org/pdf/Media_report.pdf, but by April 2007 it had reached 80,000 http://www.raredis.org/pub/Alliance_Report.pdf. By early 2008 it was estimated to be the national leader with 110,000 copies sold on some days.
The paper belongs to a Bulgarian company which also publishes the Monitor daily and Politika weekly.
As of February 2008, the newspaper's website shows only its front page.