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 sessionbeginning 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)