EuroChicago () is a
Bulgarian news and media portal started in 2003 by Petar Stamatov. It covers Bulgarian news, with a special emphasis on the
Bulgarian diaspora
The Bulgarian diaspora includes Bulgarians living outside Bulgaria and its surrounding countries, as well as immigrants from Bulgaria abroad.
The number of Bulgarians outside Bulgaria has sharply increased since 1989, following the Revolutions ...
.
About
EuroChicago.com is a media outlet updated every day, with the most attention given to the gathering and reporting of news, but the site has many other sections, including photo galleries, forums, polls and contests.
Most of the published stories are original content. The website has been quoted by the largest Bulgarian media outlets, including the
Bulgarian News Agency
The Bulgarian News Agency (, abbreviated БТА, BTA) is the national news agency of Bulgaria.
History and profile
The BTA was founded in 1898 through a decree of Knyaz Ferdinand of Bulgaria during the government of Konstantin Stoilov.
It is th ...
. In addition, articles in English and Russian have been cited by American and European newspapers and websites.
This media outlet has adopted and follows the Ethics Code of the
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. It was established on April 17, 1909, at DePauw University,2009 SPJ Annual Report, lette ...
.
Eurochicago.com won the 2015 annual
award
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.
An award may be d ...
for Bulgarian Media Abroad presented by the Union of Bulgarian Journalists.
See also
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References
Peter Stamatov - Petition to the United States Congress Eurochicago's books in the Slavic section of the US Congress Library in WashingtonThe Bulgarian National Radio article on Eurochicago's books
Web portals
2003 establishments in Illinois
Bulgarian-language mass media
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