What if you are no longer wanted even though you are among the best investigative journalists? What if despite being among the 100 most influential women in Bulgaria, they want to silence you out? To wipe you out? To make you disappear? Are you ready for a freefall? Can you land safely? Miroluba Benatova is probably the most awarded investigative reporter in Bulgaria. After her impactful 50 documentaries she was named “Reporter of the Decade” at bTV. As well as one of the 100 most influential women in Bulgaria. At bTV Miroluba investigated the participation of Bulgarians in the traffic of cocaine, and the fraudulent ways gypsies use to milk the Dutch social security system. Her findings about kidney traffic brought her global recognition and a prize from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in the USA. At Nova TV she investigated the routines of organised beggars in Sweden, as well as the Bulgarian participation in the prostitution business in Brussels. For the last 2 years Miroluba Benatova has been practicing parachute jumping and free falling. Today all Bulgaria is aware that for a couple of months, after being forced to quit Nova TV, she has become a licensed taxi driver. Today she is practicing her journalistic skills as a hobby. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
23 фев 2020
