Disinformation and propaganda on social networks: mechanisms, players, victims – lecture with Nikola Tulechki
On March 9, the Association of European Journalists-Bulgaria, together with the association \”Data for Good\”, will held an online lecture on Disinformation and propaganda on social networks: mechanisms, players, victims. The event starts at 17:00 and lasts 90 minutes. Nikola Tulechki – lecturer in Semantic Technologies at Sofia University and NBU, data expert at Ontotext
Fake news during a pandemic: free training for high school students
A one-day free online training for high school students \”Fake news during a pandemic: how to recognize and expose them\” organized by the national online platform for student journalism sCOOL Media will be held on February 22 and March 10 and 25. Lecturers at the workshops are three journalists – members of the Association of European Journalists-Bulgaria (AEJ)
Media literacy webinar for older people – invitation to participate
When: February 23, 2021 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Where: online How: Those wishing to participate must register by filling out this form by February 20, 2021. Places are limited, don\’t wait to save yours. At the end of the training, participants will acquire the following skills: recognition of the main elements of reliable
Fighting Disinformation with positive narratives
The Media Literacy Coalition and the Romanian organization Funky Citizens, together with HiveMind and Techsoup Europe (Poland), are organizing a four-day training designed exclusively for representatives of non-governmental organizations operating in Romania and Bulgaria. The four sessions will take place online on two Mondays and two Fridays – on 15, 19, 22 and 26 February
Training for better media literacy in the municipality of Kostinbrod
The Media Literacy Coalition (MLC) in cooperation with the organizations Techsoup Europe and Funky Citizens and in partnership with Kostinbrod municipality organizes training to increase media literacy of older people in the municipality. The seminars are part of KMG\’s fourth Media Literacy Days campaign, which includes organizations in the fields of education, journalism and civic participation,
Online media literacy for mentors. Dedicated module for teachers
The Media Literacy Coalition invites you to take part in a free online media literacy workshop for teachers from regional schools who want to gain experience in the field of media literacy. The training is conducted within the project \”SMART – Regional Communities\”, with the support of the Alumni TIES program for small grants of
Media Literacy Days 2021
For the fourth year in a row, the Media Literacy Coalition is organizing the Media Literacy Days campaign. Through a series of events and initiatives, MLC puts on the agenda the importance and need for the development of media literacy of citizens of all ages. The fruitful efforts in this field of the members and
The Media Literacy Coalition implements the project “Media Literacy through Distance Learning”
The Media Literacy Coalition is developing a methodology for the development of media literacy through distance learning for junior high school students. The methodology is part of a project implemented by MLC with the financial support of the America for Bulgaria Foundation under the program \”The Next 10 – in Support of Significant Ideas in
Civil society, businesses, institutions, media and international organizations met at the 2020 National Conference on Media Literacy
The national conference \”Media Literacy in Bulgaria. What We Learned from the Crisis\”, organized by the Media Literacy Coalition and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, took place on October 29, 2020, in Sofia. Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Culture, Active Citizens Fund, American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (AmCham Bulgaria), German-Bulgarian Chamber
AEJ-Bulgaria has published the first handbook for fact-checking adapted for Bulgaria
The first digital handbook for fact-checking adapted for Bulgarian databases is now a fact. Guide to examine the facts in the digital environment was created to support the investigative journalists in their work but is a helpful resource for all members of civil society for whom the expose of false news and disinformation is cause and necessity.
Media literacy in Bulgaria. What have we learned from the crises – national conference
Media Literacy Coalition and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, in partnership with Active Citizens Fund, Ministry of Culture, German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Association of Software Companies, Bulgarian Public Relations Association and Branch Association of Bulgarian Telecommunication Operators organize the national conference Media literacy in Bulgaria. What
Research shows that distance learning has not led to the development of media literacy among students
At the end of the extended campaign, we conducted two surveys on the topic of distant learning and media literacy development for the 24 May, Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature Day – one with students and one with teachers. Thanks to the US Embassy grant we published and presented the results to journalists