In the summer of 2021, FJMC submitted documents for application for four competitions that are financed by the Bulgarian National Scientific Fund (BNSF) of the Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of Bulgaria. One project offer is already approved – the contract for its financing is signed by the participating members.

The approved project offer is for the conduction of an international scientific forum on the topic of “Practical Aspects of Media Literacy”, which is a part of the competition session of the Bulgarian National Scientific Fund, Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria, for financial support of international scientific forums that are conducted in Republic of Bulgaria. The number of the signed contract is KP-06-MNF/ 16 from 24.08.2021.

PROJECT

for an international scientific forum on the topic of “Practical Aspects of Media Literacy”

Competition session of the Bulgarian National Scientific Fund for financial support of international forums that are conducted in Republic of Bulgaria

As a result from the “oversaturation with information”, which is marked by H. Simon as a trend back in the 70s, media literacy has a growing importance in contemporary world. The impossibility for work with information and processing of the received data even from the news leads to loss of human lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria and abroad. The lack of rational analysis of political messages led to curious phenomena in international aspect like Brexit and Trump’s election for president of the USA. These are only a small part of the numerous signals that our society needs to make an effort to become a platform for a meeting between theory and practice that are linked to this problem in Bulgaria. Organizer of this event will be the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication of Sofia University
“St. Kliment Ohridski” – the oldest and most prestigious high education institution in Republic of Bulgaria.