Communication
and Media in the 21st century: Educational and Professional
Challenges
October 27th, 2022 (Thursday)
10:00 h – Opening speech by the Dean of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Prof. Dr. Vesselina Valkanova
10:10 h – Welcome speech by Nadia Vissers, Director of The European Journalism Training Association (EJTA)
Plenary Session – Beginning 10.20 h
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manuela Manliherova
Organizer: Grisha Atanasov
(working language – English)
Afternoon session – beginning 13:00 h
Panel: Transformations of Media Literacy
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetlozar Kirilov
Organizer: Chief Asst. Prof. Dr. Nikola Vangelov
(working language – English)
Afternoon session – beginning 13:00 h
Panel: Communication and Digital Turn
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Vesselina Valkanova
Organzier: Chief Asst. Prof. Dr. Maya Stoyanova
(working language – Bulgarian)
Afternoon session – beginning 15:00 h
Panel: Cultural and Psychological Particularities of the Communicative Process
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diana Petkova
Organizer: Dr. Tsvetelina Dzhambazova
(working language – English)
Afternoon session – beginning 15:00 h
Panel: Journalism and War – Discursive Practices and Educational Challenges
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetlana Stankova
Organizer: Chief Asst. Prof. Dr. Lora Simeonova
(working language – Bulgarian)
October 28th, 2022 (Friday)
Morning session – beginning 10:00 h
Panel: Media Professional Practice and Education: Contemporary Debates
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nikolai Mihailov
Organizer: Chief Asst. Prof. Dr. Maya Vassileva
(working language – Bulgarian)
Morning session – beginning 10:00 h
Panel: Contemporary Aspects of the Theory of Media and Communication
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Orlin Spassov
Organizer: Blagovest Iliev
(working language – Bulgarian)
Afternoon session – beginning 13:00 h
Panel: Political and Ethical Dimension of the Freedom of Speech
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Maria Popova
Organizer: Chief Asst. Prof. Dr. Nikola Vangelov
(working language – Bulgarian)
Afternoon session – beginning 13:00 h
Panel: Changes in the Roles of Social Media and Future Perspectives of Media
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simeon Vassilev
Organizer: Nina Stoilova
(working language – Bulgarian)
Afternoon session – beginning 15:00 h
Panel: Communication as an Industry
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mila Serafimova
Organizer: Asst. Prof. Dr. Yordan Karapenchev
(working language – Bulgarian)
Afternoon session – beginning 15:00 h
Panel: Transformational Effects in the Field of Mass Communication in Times of Crisis
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Efrem Efremov
Organizer: Nedelina Petkova
(working language – Bulgarian)