Film education initiatives in focus in the eighth edition of the festival “Encounters of Young European Cinema”
The eighth edition of the festival “Encounters of Young European Cinema” will take place in Sofia between June 20 and 29 The organizers of the festival have prepared screenings of films rarely shown or completely unknown to the Bulgarian audience, suitable for different age groups, for children and young people 3 to 19 years, as
What the first media literacy survey of high school students in Bulgaria showed
On 15 June at 16:00. The Media Literacy Coalition will present the results of the first national survey on the digital-media skills of high school students in Bulgaria. The survey was carried out in partnership with the Center for Evaluation in Pre-School and School Education at the Ministry of Education and with the support of
Four trainings for seniors in Sofia were held under the project “Academy for Seniors. Media Literacy Online”
Media Literacy Coalition organized 4 trainings for seniors in different community centers and cultural centers in Sofia. With the project “Academy for seniors: online media literacy” for the first time the trainings for seniors are organized in Sofia. The Media Literacy Coalition’s project is aimed at so-called “newcomers” to social networks, seniors who already have
Media literacy training in Sofia with journalist Rossen Tsvetkov
The “Media Literacy Online for Seniors” training is part of the “Media Literacy Online – Lifelong Learning” program of the Media Literacy Coalition and the Lachezar Tsotsorkov Foundation. It is implemented in partnership with the Vasile Levski Community Centre in Suhata Reka, Sofia. The event is held in the Sofia. The program is aimed at
Kristina Hristova, Chair of MLC, on disinformation, fact-checking and the work of Factcheck.bg
In an interview with the magazine “Third Age”, Kristina Hristova explains how Factcheck Bulgaria monitors the spread of misinformation online and how it identifies and selects those publications to be fact-checked by its team. Kristina Hristova is a project manager at Factcheck Bulgaria, a member and co-founder of the Association of European Journalists-Bulgaria and chair of
Adult Academy: online media literacy program
The program will last 4 months from February to May 2022. The trainings included in the program take place in the territory of Sofia Municipality. About the program: The program is aimed at so-called “newcomers” to social networks, older people who already have access to the Internet via smartphones but have not yet developed the
Call for applications: training for trainers in media literacy for older people
The competition is part of the Media Literacy Online – Lifelong Learning program of the Media Literacy Coalition*.The Media Literacy for Seniors program is now accepting applications for new trainers. Participants who successfully complete the training will be able to lead online media literacy trainings for older adults as part of the Media Literacy Coalition
Media Literacy Day 2022
For the fifth year in a row, the Media Literacy Coalition has organized the Media Literacy Days campaign. The aim of the campaign is to promote the importance of media literacy to our society, but in 2022 it mainly focuses on the role of teachers and formal and informal education and lifelong learning. As before,
Online Media Literacy Program for Adults and Mentors of Local Communities
The program includes two components: training of mentors in local communities and training for the elderly 55+ Program for mentors in local communities The program is aimed at people with authority in their professional and living environment to guide their fellow citizens, colleagues and relatives in their entry into social networks. It is aimed at
Highlights from the 2021 National Conference \”Media Literacy against Disinformation\”
The importance of media literacy for the resilience of Bulgarian society against the negative impact of disinformation and all forms of manipulation of public opinion and the need for its consistent and continuous development throughout life were the focus of the national conference of the Media Literacy Coalition in 2021. The event was held on
Media Literacy Coalition and \”Friedrich Naumann\” Foundation for Freedom with an award from the \”PR Prize 2021\”
Media Literacy Coalition and \”Friedrich Naumann\” Foundation for Freedom won second place in the Communication Project of the Non-Governmental Sector category at the 21st edition of the PR Prize of the Bulgarian Public Relations Association. The recognition is for the realization of the joint campaign of the two organizations “Media Literacy in Bulgaria. What have
Factcheck.bg – the only Bulgarian fact-checking platform is now live
Factcheck.bg is committed to verifying the facts that are the basis of news in the media, statements and publications on social networks. Factcheck.bg is a new independent platform for fact-checking, developed on the initiative of the Association of European Journalists – Bulgaria. The editors of the site choose the claims to check, according to the