Alternativata

Alternativata is a platform providing a space for independent journalists; its main project is a Youtube show called Alternativata. It has two additional shows: Alternatives: The Week, a one-hour weekly political show where guests present their points of view on the week's most important stories in Bulgaria, and Alternatives: Alarm Clock, a weekly show that mixes information and entertainment.

Alternativata is 100% funded by its viewers; it does not receive revenue from advertising, and none of its shows feature ads.

The organisation was founded by the former ambassador of Bulgaria to the Russian Federation, energy expert, and analyst Ilian Vassilev. The media outlet started inviting national security and energy experts to write analyses; after, some Bulgarian TV journalists founded the TV show on YouTube. Now, TV1 Bulgaria broadcasts the show as a weekly TV show.

Behind Alternativata is the Alternativi i Analizi Foundation (in English: Alternative and Analyses), created in 2019 by associates and friends of Alex Alexiev. The aim was to continue studying long-term trends in international relations in Southeastern and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region, energy security, Russia-EU and Russia-NATO relations, climate change, and development in Bulgaria and the Balkans.

The foundation produces information in two sections: the first is the shows; the second is publishing research, briefings, newsletters, and analyses, including disinformation and hybrid policies. The information is published on the website Altanalyses.

Last updated: January 2023

Source: Oasis Europe