Reapprisig the debate on media-related competencies in Bulgaria
Reapprisig the debate on media-related competencies in Bulgaria

Author(s): Lilia Raycheva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: media literacy; politics; civil rights: debates; audiences
Summary/Abstract: Nowadays media are among the main factors of the deliberative democracy, which should ensure fair and reasonable debate among citizens. Traditional and modern internet-based media affect citizens’ daily lives, politics, and society. Although social media allow the public to express their opinions, share content, and communicate in a personalized way, often they are open to manipulation and thus they hamper the public debates on substantial civic issues. The concept of media literacy addresses the potential of contemporary societies for their resilience to the negative effects of such phenomena as diminishing public trust and severely polarized politics. The text presents three cases in Bulgaria, based on the indicators of media freedom, education, and trust in the institutions outlined by the Media Literacy Index: social protests (2013-2020), the COVID-19 epidemic, and the parliamentary election campaigns on Facebook (April 04; July 11 and November 14, 2021).

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