THE FACULTY OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Organizes a 5th Jubilee International Scientific Conference will be held on the 24th and 25th of October 2024 within the framework of the St. Kliment Ohridski Days on the video conference platform Teams. We most politely invite the specialists in media and communications, students and alumni of the Faculty, as well as those who are involved with the problems of the media and communication environment and culture in their various dimensions and manifestations. We welcome the interdisciplinary approach to the contemporary challenges in the education and practice of journalism and to the communication activities as a whole.
Conference Topics
Journalism
- Research and education in the field of journalism
- Press journalism and photography
- Online journalism
- Radio journalism
- Television journalism
- Social Journalism
- Media Content Strategies
Theory of communication and the media
- Communicative, social and cognitive aspects of the media
- Communication and social change;
- Theory and methodology of communication;
- Media narratives and narratives in contemporary communication;
- Intercultural communication;
- History of mass communication;
- Mass communication and society;
- Media audiences;
- Press and publishing industry;
- Journalism and literature;
- Sociology, philosophy, publicity
Media education
- Researches in the field of media education;
- Media literacy;
- New technologies in education;
- Communication educational programs in support of social diversity/DEI;
- Academic communication and scholarly language/writing;
- Online education due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Freedom of speech
- Political communication and media;
- Media influence and the change of political communication;
- Media policies;
- Media ethics;
- Political discourse and medialization of politics;
- Alternative and community media;
- Non-government organizations and communication;
- Freedom of speech;
- Media, crisis and democracy
Multiculturalism, cultural studies, psychology
- International communication;
- Media and globalization;
- Multiculturalism and media;
- Mass communications, society and globalization;
- Cultural competence and communication;
- Media and cultural transformation;
- Social inequalities because of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Foreign media;
- Psychological Particularities of the Communicative Process
Social media
- Social media usage;
- Discrimination and equality problems in social media;
- The future of social media;
- Role of social media during and after COVID-19 restrictions;
- Fake news and disinformation
Digital communicational technologies
- Digital communication channels;
- Advantages and disadvantages of digital communication;
- Challenges to digital communication;
- New media;
- Digitalization of book publishing industry;
- Communication management and communication technologies;
- Digital communication policies;
- Journalism/ PR and digital media
Communication in the public sector
- Communication politics and regulation;
- Political communication;
- Communication in times of crisis;
- Media law and regulation;
- Communication and multimedia companies
Industry and communication
- Management and media economy;
- PR industry;
- Business communication;
- Integrated marketing communications;
- Brand management;
The future of media
- Media ecology;
- Media expertise;
- Digital natives;
- The society under surveillance;
- Media and artificial intelligence;
- Digital art and culture
Our Partners
Academic Partner
Vilnus University, Vilnus, Lithuania
Academic Partner
University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Academic Partner
Polytechnic Insititute of Lisbon, Portugal - Escola Superior de Comunicação Social
Academic Partner
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi, Georgia
Academic Partner
Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Diplomacy and Political Science, Lithuania
Academic Partner
Eastern Kentucky University, School of Communication, USA
Media Partner
Bulgarian News Agency
Media Partner
