„Charlie hebdo“ beyond the limits of coverage and political
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„Шарли ебдо“ извън ограниченията на отразяването и политическото обсебване
„Charlie hebdo“ beyond the limits of coverage and political embezzlement

Author(s): Maria Neykova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: „Charlie Hebdo“; coverage; freedom of expression; media and politics

Summary/Abstract: The article explores some aspects that ensue from the case with the massacre of cartoonists from the French satirical magazine „Charlie Hebdo“ on January 7th, 2015. Three main lines are followed. The first line is the coverage of the case itself and the parallel interpretations.The second looks into the relations between media and politics and how politics uses „Charlie Hebdo“ to show unity or to introduce new security measures. The third line poses questions concerning the possibility to reach equilibrium between freedom of expression and security. The conclusion suggests that the global debate on how freedom of expression can coexist with the realities of the nations security in a context of different religions is in its beginning nevertheless that it started more than 10 years ago