Research and Educational Forums of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Faculty of Journalism and Mass Media organizes national and international scientific conferences, discussions, scientific and presentation training seminars, meetings with experts and practitioners, and open lectures.
FWMK periodically holds scientific conferences and meetings with visiting experts from foreign universities and journalists from the media with the assistance of funds such as the Research Fund at SU, Friedrich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, etc.
So far, hundreds of Bulgarian lecturers, PhD students, and students from Bulgarian universities have participated in these conferences. Students from Sofia University, students from Sofia University, students from Sofia University, students from Sofia University. Ohridski University, Shumen University "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski", Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar", Veliko Tarnovo University "St. Cyril and Methodius University, Technical University of Sofia, New Bulgarian University, Rousse University "Angel Kanchev", Southwest University "Neofit Rilski", institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Scientific Center for Bulgarian National Strategy, many journalists and PR specialists.
Guests of the conferences were foreign scholars and PhD students, journalists, and PR specialists from other different European countries: Austria, Albania, Germany, Greece, Estonia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, Finland, Czech Republic, USA, UK, Ireland, Portugal and Croatia. Among them are leading European scholars in the field of public communication such as Prof. Dr. Michael Kunczyk, Prof. Dr. Roland Burkart, Prof. Dr. Barbara Berns, Prof. Dr. Manfred Rühl, Prof. Dr. Günther Bentele, Prof. Dr. Bernd Schorb, Prof. Dr. Jako Lehtonen, Prof. Dr. Mirolyub Radojkovic, Prof. Dr. Branimir Stojkovic, etc.
Scientific and professional events held during the 2018-2019 academic year:
| 19-21 June 2019. | 12th Communication and Media Conference for Central and Eastern Europe (CEECOM 2019) in cooperation with the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) on "Communication Management: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century", organized by the Dean's Office. The event is supported by the Research Fund. |
Scientific and professional events held during the academic year 2019/2020:
| 16 October 2019 | Open lecture by Peter Limburg, Director General of Deutsche Welle, on "Professional Standards in the Public Media" |
| 17-18 October 2019 | The National Scientific Conference "Interpretations and Contextualizations in Bulgarian Literary Criticism", organized by the Institute of Literature at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and the Department of Mass Media and Mass Communication Studies, Faculty of Communication and Mass Communication Studies, Faculty of Mass Communication and Mass Communication Studies, University of Sofia. |
| 6 November 2019 | Jubilee Scientific Conference "Communications of the 21st Century - Innovations, Challenges and Trends", organizer: Department of Advertising and Public Relations |
| 13 November 2019 | Discussion "The Future of Journalism", organized by the Department of History and Theory of Journalism |
| 14 November 2019 | Seminar "Media Consumption of the Students of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication", organizer of the seminar: the Department of Radio and Television |
| 15 November 2019 | Doctoral Student Day, organizer: Department of History and Theory of Journalism |
| 21 November 2019 | Workshop "Effective Reporting for Development, Minorities, and Migration", organized by the Department of History and Theory of Journalism, FJMK, and the Center for Sustainable Community Development |
| 3-4 December 2019 | Doctoral Research Seminar "Media and Communications", organizer: the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
| 3 December 2019 | Open lecture by Stefan Dettjen "Between Journalism and Politics", organized by the Dean's Office of the FJMC |
| 28 February 2020 | Training for PhD students and lecturers on "Finding and analyzing useful research information in the Web of Science Core Collection" and "How and where to publish your research", organizer: the dean's office of the FJMC |
Scientific and professional events held during the 2020/2021 academic year:
| 30 September 2020 | Fifth Scientific Conference on Radio and Television in the Digital Age: Changing Paradigms, organized by the Department of Radio and Television. The event is supported by the FNI at SU. |
| 27 November 2020 | Doctoral Research Seminar "Media and Communications", organizer: the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
| 29-30 October 2020 | International Scientific Conference "Qualitative Journalism and New Communication Environment", organized by the Dean's Office of the FJMC. The event is supported by the FNI at SU. |
| 7 April 2021. | First webinar under the project "European Initiative for Media Literacy Training", presenting the results of the development of media literacy in Bulgaria, with a symbolic host the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication. |
| 14 April 2021. | The second webinar under the project "European Initiative for Media Literacy Training", presented the results of the development of media literacy in Bulgaria, with a symbolic host the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication. |
| 23 April 2021. | Online discussion on the topic "Pandemic and misinformation: experts, influencers, media, and social networks", organized by the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law. |
| 27 May 2021. | International conference "Media Coach" at ZOOM, presenting the results of the international project "Media Coach" with the participation of the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", presented by FJMC, FNOI, and FCNF. |
Scientific and professional events held during the 2021/2022 academic year:
| 2-7 October 2021. | Media Incubator Journalism Seminar, co-organized by. The event was co-organized by the Institute for Social Incubation, Sofia University of St. Kliment Ohridski, Goethe-Institut Bulgaria, and Trust for Social Alternative Foundation. |
| 5 October 2021 | Sixth scientific conference on "The media stream: program, series, serial", organized by the Department of Radio and Television. |
| 14 October 2021 | International Scientific Conference "Disinformation. The project was funded by the project "Funding of the Information Society at the University of St. Kliment Ohridski". |
| 17 October 2021 | International Scientific Conference "Media and Politics in Europe in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century", co-organized by. The conference was held at the University of St. Kliment Ohridski, University of Economics and Humanities in Warsaw, Poland, Staffordshire University in Staffordshire, England, Department of Cultural Heritage of the Pontifical John Paul II University in Krakow, Poland. |
| 20 October 2021 | Dr. Christopher Nehring's inaugural lecture on "The Media and the Secret Services. Main Lines of a Tense Relationship" |
| 28-29 October 2021. | International scientific conference "Media literacy: classical and newest dimensions", organizer: dean's management. The event is supported by the FNI at SU. |
| 4 November 2021 | 4 November 2021 Lecture and discussion with the Executive Director of "Kaufland Bulgaria" Mr. Ivan Chernev and the Corporate Communications Manager Ms. Gergana Dimitrova, organized by the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Department of Communication and Audiovisual Production (online in ZOOM). |
| 16 November 2021. | Public lecture by Dr. Peter Fry on "Digital change in television and the special responsibility of public service broadcasting". The event is part of the Adenauer Lecture program of the FWMK and the Media Office for South East Europe of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. |
| 18 November 2021. | Lecture and discussion on "Corporate Communications, Voices from Practice" by Dr. Mitko Vassilev, General Manager of the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GBITC). Organizers: Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication and Department of Communication and Audiovisual Production |
| 23 November 2021. | Fifth discussion in the series of meetings of students with leading journalists on the topic "The Future of Journalism", organized by the Department of History and Theory of Journalism (online in ZOOM) |
| 24 November 2021. | Public lecture of Prof. Ventsislav Dimov on "Music for the People on the Media Front (The Mecca of the Power of Folk and Popular Music in Socialist Bulgaria)". Organized by the Department of Radio and Television. |
| 26 November 2021. | Doctoral Seminar "Media and Communications" |
| 2 December 2021; | Open lecture on the new six civil rights proposed in the book "Every Man" by Ferdinand von Schirach. Lecturer. |
| 5 March 2022. | Discussion on "Freedom, Role, and Future of Media. Hybrid Attacks", organized by the FJMK and the French Institute at the literary club "Peroto". Participants Svetoslav Ivanov and Marian Naguszewski. Moderator. |
| 16 March 2022. | Meeting of the students with Nikoleta Rueva, editor-in-chief of the publishing house "Circle". The event will take place in Zoom. Organizer. |
| 22 March 2022. | Round table on "Public Media in Bulgaria - Governance, Programming Policies, Funding, and Regulation". The event will be held at Zoom. |
| 24 March 2022. | Lecture on "Risk and Crisis Communication on COVID-19". Lecturer. |
| March 29, 2022; | Open lecture on "Google, Facebook & Co. - The event is part of the Adenauer Lecture program of the FWMK and the Media Office for South East Europe of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. |
| 4 and 9 April 2022 | "Reporting on refugees and migrants and countering hate speech" - training for media professionals |
| 29 April 2022. | International Scientific Seminar "Practical Aspects of Media Literacy", organized by FJMK under the project of the Ministry of Education and Science in the competitive session "Support of international scientific forums held in the Republic of Bulgaria". |
| 3 May 2022. | Round table on "Journalism in wartime". The event will take place in the Magna Aula, FJMC. |
| 5 -7 May 2022; | Seventh World Conference on Media and Mass Communication (MEDCOM) on "Media and Communication Practices in a Post-Conflict World. Issues, Opportunities and Prospects". Online. |
| 10 May 2022. | Open Lecture on "The Ukraine War: Causes, Authoritarian-State Collusion and Secret Intelligence as Public Press Knowledge" by Dr. Christopher Nehring (Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Media Program for Southeast Europe) and Prof. Dr. Christopher Nehring, Prof. Mark Katz (George Mason University). The event is sponsored by The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Meridian International Center. |
| May 11, 2022; | Discussion on "Salvation: the Ukrainian Refugees in Bulgaria". The event is organized by the FJMC, BNT and the "Bulgaria from end to end" program and will take place in the Aula Magna of the FJMC. |
| 17 May 2022. | Public lecture by Olaf Gerke (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung) on "The cultural and historical heritage of the press: contemporary use through digialtization". The event will take place in the Magna Aula of the FJMK and will be streamed online. |
Scientific and professional events held during the 2022/2023 academic year:
| 12 - 16 September 2022 | Meeting of the MEDIADELCOM Consortium - "A critical study of media risks and opportunities for deliberative communication: scenarios for the development of the European media landscape". The project is supported by the EU's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation funding program. |
| 26 - 27 October 2022 | "Writing for Climate" - a two-day seminar for journalism and communication students, organized by the Idea Factory in partnership with the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation. |
| 27 - 28 October 2022 | Jubilee International Scientific Conference "Communication and media in the 21st century: educational and professional challenges" (online in Microsoft Teams). |
| November 7, 2022; | Seminar on "The New Laughing Audiences", organized under the project "Pop Culture, Pop Politics: the Digital Turn", funded by the Ministry of Education and Science. |
| 7 December 2022 | Adenauer Lecture on "The Experience of a German Correspondent in the Balkans". Lecturer: Michael Martens. |
| 12 - 13 December 2022 | Doctoral Seminar "Media and Communications" (online in Microsoft Teams). |
| 23 February 2023. | Meeting with the writer Sergey Lebedev. Moderator. Dr. Victoria Bisserova. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 28 February 2023. | Discussion on "The power of asking: how to do a good political interview" with the participation of journalists Zheni Marcheva and Laura Krumova. Moderator. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 9 March 2023. | Public lecture by TV presenters and producers Ivan Hristov and Andrey Arnaudov on "Profession of an independent producer: media planning and digital entrepreneurship". Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| March 14, 2023; | Discussion with Dimitar Berbatov on "The Power of Football". Third seminar in the series "Pop Culture, Pop Politics: the Digital Turn". Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 15 March 2023. | Public lecture on "Profession of a film producer: standards for European co-production" by film producers Victor Chuchkov Jr. and Borislav Chuchkov. Hall 13 of FJMC. |
| 16 March 2023. | Public lecture on "Profession of independent producer: formats for digital entrepreneurship" by producer Judy Halvadzhjian. Hall 17 of FJMC. |
| 23 March 2023. | Public discussion with journalist Maria Tsentsarova on "The role and behavior of the presenter in a problematic interview". Hall 13 of the FJMC. |
| 28 March 2023; | A meeting with Bulgarian director, screenwriter, and producer Viktor Bojinov. Aula Magna of FJMK. |
| 5 April 2023. | Adenauer lecture on "Television is dead! Long live television! The multimedia development of television". Lecturer. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 6 April 2023. | "How to build an image of an influencer" - meeting with vlogger Flora Stratieva. Moderator of the discussion. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 10 April 2023. | Lecture on "30 years of the University Agency for Francophonie" by the National Coordinator of the International Organization of Francophonie for Bulgaria Mr. Petar Toparev. Hall 46, FJMC. |
| 25 April 2023. | Student training to combat fake news and misinformation "Facts vs. opinions: misinformation in the digital media age". The event is organized by FJMC and the Euro Advance Association. |
| 2 May 2023. | Discussion on "Being sued for 1 million: the SLAPP cases in Bulgaria" with the participation of Dr. Tsvetelina Sokolova and Prof. Ph. Prof. Neli Ognyanova. Hall 13, FJMC. |
| 2 - 5 May 2023; | Exhibition "70 years of Journalism". Central foyer, Rectorate of Sofia University "St. The exhibition will be held in the Central Hall of the Sofia University. |
| 10 May 2023. | Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Journalism and Media. The event is part of the Public Seminar of the Department of Radio and Television. Guests. Aula Magna, FJMK. |
| 18 May 2023. | A lecture on "No, we haven't won the infowar yet. Foreign Propaganda and Implications for National Security in Central Europe". Lecturers. Organizers. Aula Magna. |
| 19 - 20 May 2023. | National Scientific and Practical Conference on "Contemporary Book Publishing: Reality, Trends and Forecasts", organized on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the specialty "Book Publishing" at FJMC. Aula Magna. |
| 25 May 2023. | A meeting-discussion with Laura Krumova and Svetoslav Ivanov, dedicated to the weekly TV review programs "In Focus" and "120 Minutes". The event was organized by the 4th year Journalism, profile "Television". Hall 13, FJMC. |
| 31 May 2023. | Public seminar of the Department of Radio and Television on "Alexander Morfov and the political winter in the media". Hall 13, FJMC. |
| 7 June 2023. | Discussion with journalist Boyko Vassilev on "The War in the Balkans. Sarajevo - 30 years later". The event was organized on the initiative of the 4th year, major "Journalism", profile "Television". The moderator of the discussion is 4th year student Gabriela Gergova. Hall 13, FJMC. |
| 8 June 2023. | "Young people in journalism: opportunities and challenges" - a meeting with some of the most promising names among the new generation of journalists in Bulgaria: Georgi Karamfilov (reporter at Euronews Bulgaria), Martina Kazakova (editor at bTV News), Dilyana Stoyanova (Social Networks expert at BTA). Moderator. Aula Magna, FJMK. |
During the academic year 2023/2024, scientific and professional events were held:
| 29 September - 1 October 2023 | VIII National Scientific Conference "Media and Technologies", organized by the Department of Radio and Television. Present, gr. Plovdiv. |
| 20 October 2023. | Scientific conference "Misinformation: recharging". House of Europe, Sofia |
| 26 - 27 October 2023 | International Scientific Conference "Media and Communication: Transformations and Development in the Digital Age". Online in Microsoft Teams. |
| 22 November 2023. | Meeting on "The war in Ukraine as seen by Bulgarian journalists" with journalists Nikolay Doynov and cameraman Martin Dimitrov from Nova TV, Maria Cherneva from BNT, Tsvetana Balabanova from BTV, Nikoleta Atanasova from BNR, Vladimir Yonchev from Offnews. The event is organized by the FJMK and the Sofia Security Forum. Aula Magna, FJMK. |
| 23 November 2023. | Public Seminar "The New European Media Legislation" with the participation of Prof. Neli Ognyanova, Principal Asst. Maria Yurukova, asst. Dilyana Kirkovska. The event was organized by the Department of Radio and Television. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 24 November 2023. | A joint academic celebration of the FJMK and the SBJ in memory of Professors Georgi Borshukov, Dafin Todorov, and Philip Panayotov. Aula Magna, FJMK. |
| 5 December 2023 | Adenauer Lecture on "The Crisis of Regional Journalism in Germany and Beyond". Lecturer. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 11 and 12 December 2023 | Doctoral Seminar "Media and Communications". Online at ZOOM. |
| 15 February 2024 | The exhibition "Binary. Virtual Narratives Beyond Binarity" with works by FJMC faculty members Assoc. Prof. Ventseslav Dimov and Assoc. PhD Orlin Spasov. Opening of the event by Assoc. Georgi Lozanov |
| 5 March 2024. | Public lecture by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on "The Belarusian opposition's resistance to the war in Ukraine and the regime in Belarus". Aula Magna, FJMK. |
| 7 March 2024. | "How the global format "Become Rich" is produced in Bulgaria". Public lecture by Niko Tuparev. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 12 March 2024. | Round table "The media of ethnic communities - chronicler of the time". Organized by the Department of Radio and Television and the Organization of Jews in Bulgaria "Shalom". Aula Magna and Hall 13, FJMC. |
| 16 and 18 April 2024 | Seminars on "Media Content Management: European Elections" in the framework of the project 2021 CE 16BAT144 COPE "Covering Cohesion Policy in Europe - Training MOOC for European Journalism Students" with the participation of 3rd-year students of the specialties "Journalism" and "Communication Management". Room 17, FJMC. |
| 18 April 2024. | AMEC International's Media and Communications Analytics Career Forum. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 24 April 2024 | Information meeting on summer internships at the BTA. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 15 May 2024. | International seminar on "Dynamics of the Digital Transformation in the Media Environment", organized under project No. KP-06-H65/9, funded by FNI-MON. Online at Zoom. |
| 15 May 2024. | Career meeting of the Book Publishing specialty. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 20 May 2024. | Meeting with the alumni community on the occasion of 50 years of FJMC. Botanical Garden of Sofia University "St. The Botanical Garden of the University of St. Kliment Ohridski and Aula Magna of FJMC. |
| 21 May 2024. | Public discussion on "Artificial Intelligence and Misinformation", organized by the Department of History and Theory of Journalism. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
Premiers
For the 2019/2020 academic year, publications by FJMC faculty and students are featured:
| 26 November 2019 | Presentation at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences of the book The Bulgarian Book Around the World by the second-year students of the specialty "Book Publishing" |
| 16 December 2019 | Presentation of the book "Social Networks and TV PR" by Dr. Kristina Despotova |
| 4 February 2020 | Premiere of the book "The Media Man" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Popova |
| 11 February 2020 | Premiere of the monograph "Social Conflicts and Media Resonance" by Prof. Lulivera Krasteva |
| 18 February 2020 | Premiere of the monograph "The Bulgarian satirical-humorous periodical press between the two world wars" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yassen Borislavov |
| 25 February 2020 | Premiere of the monograph "Criticism and Sincerity. The Case of Jordan Marinopolski" by Assoc. Dr. Marin Bodakov |
For the academic year 2020/2021, publications by FJMC faculty and students are presented:
| 28 September 2020 | Premiere of the book "Lilia Raicheva. Bibliography" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milena Milanova |
| 18 February 2021 | Online premiere of the educational magazine of the students of the 4th year Journalism "Novo 20" |
| 4 March 2021 | Online premiere of the academic magazine of the 4th year Book Publishing students "Artholic" |
| 19 March 2021. | Online premiere of the collection "#Who stopped BNR?" by a team of researchers from FJMC |
| 27 May 2021. | Online festival of student creativity, organized by the Department of Radio and Television |
| 9 June 2021. | Premiere of the collection "Are Books Sick", created by the second-year students, speciality "Book Publishing" |
For the academic year 2021/2022 are presented publications of faculty and students of FJMC:
| 7 October 2021. | Premiere of the monograph "The Era of the Evening Talk Show" by Assoc. Dr. Maya Vassileva |
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24 November 2021. |
Presentation of the book "News from the World. On the Meaning and Benefits of International Journalism" (2020, University of St. Clare Ohridski) by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ralitsa Kovacheva, organized by the Department of History and Theory of Journalism (online in ZOOM) |
| 24 November 2021. |
Presentation of the book "Cultural Aspects of Contemporary Journalism" (2019, Vanguard Prima) by prof. asst. Dr. Ekaterina Titova, organized by the Department of History and Theory of Journalism (online in ZOOM)
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| 24 November 2021. | Presentation of the book "Sherpas of Nemesis. Social Functions of Investigative Journalism" (2021, Corrective 2007) by Asst. Dr. Teodora Georgieva, organized by the Department of History and Theory of Journalism (online in ZOOM) |
| 21 January 2022. | Presentation of the magazine "The Forgotten" to the students of the IV course Journalism, profile "Print and Agency Journalism" (online in ZOOM) |
| 27 January 2022. | Presentation of the magazine "Stolichno" to the students in the 4th year of Book Publishing (online on ZOOM) |
| 9 June 2022. | Presentation of the book "The Faces Behind the Translation" by the students in the second year of Book Publishing. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
For the academic year 2022/2023, publications by FJMC faculty and students are presented:
| 20 October 2022; | Premiere of the book "Journalism, Values, World. Jubilee collection in honor of Prof. Dr. Maria Neykova". |
| 15 December 2022 | Presentation of the book "In the Spiral of Sharing. Media Content and Social Networks" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simeon Vassilev, organized by the Department of Communication and Audiovisual Production. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 19 December 2022. | Presentation of "Media and Communications. Scientific Bibliography 1990 - 2022. 70 years of higher education in journalism in Bulgaria". Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 16 January 2023. | Presentation of the book "People Who Change Bulgaria 2" by the journalist, translator, and editor Daniel Penev. Aula Magna, FJMK. |
| 25 April 2023. | Premiere of the book "Journalistic Genres in Radio" by Lachezar Tochev. The book will be presented by prof. Ventsislav Dimov and as. Dilyana Kirkovska. Aula Magna, FJMK. |
| 7 June 2023. | Premiere of the student book "The Paths Between the Pages", dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the specialization "Book Publishing" at FJMC. The book is the result of the classes of the discipline "Educational Publishing - Master Class 1 and 2" taught by Dr. Georgi Alexandrov. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
| 14 June 2023 | Premiere of the new monograph "Public Communication and Media Morphoses" by Prof. Lyubomir Stoykov. Aula Magna, FJMC. |
For the academic year 2023/2024, publications by FJMC faculty and students are presented:
| 6 June 2024 | Premiere of the student book "From Manuscript to Algorithm". The book is the result of the classes in the discipline "Educational Publishing - Master Class 1 and 2" with lecturer Dr. Georgi Alexandrov. Aula Magna, FJMC. |