Media Development Center

National Network
Bulgaria
Address

6 Triaditsa St.
Sofia
Bulgaria

Telephone
(359 2) 988 9265
Fax
(359 2) 988 9265
E-Mail
ozlatev@mediacenterbg.org
E-Mail (2)
ypelovska@mediacenterbg.org
Mobile Phone
(359 878) 759774
Mobile Phone (other)
(359 878) 634459
Website
http://www.mediacenterbg.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1998
Fields of Activity
  1. Media
General Information
= Non-governmental, not-for-profit independent organization; 6 full-time staff and over 25 associated experts = Approx 400,000 Euro = International grants, projects - 90%; paid-for services - 10% = Training for journalists and other media professionals from all over South East Europe, EU-member states, Caucasus, Central Asia ; media related research; awareness campaigns; publications; technical assistance; PR consultancy = BBC World Service Trust, Radio Nederalnd Training Centre, Deutsche Welle Akademie, European Journalism Centre, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, South East European netwrok for Professionalization of Media, International Center for Journalists, Internews International
Mission and Objectives

Media Development Center, Sofia (MDC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization established in 1998 to promote independent media in Bulgaria and to foster capacity-building of the media by encouraging good practice in journalism, stimulating the professional ethics, institutionalizing the dialogue among the state administration, the media and the NGO sector, and to boost the networking and cross-border cooperation in the region of Southeast Europe

Main Projects / Activities

MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
Media Development Center works on national, regional and international level in the following areas:
1. Education and training for media professionals and journalism students in Bulgaria;
2. Professional training for journalists and media managers from Southeast Europe;
3. Training courses in language skills for media;
4. Support for the development of the free media market;
5. Development and implementing media projects in Bulgaria and abroad;
6. Research, consultancy and information services on media and for the media;
7. Publication of media-related books and training materials;
8. Media promoting events; conferences, round-tables, discussions
SELECTED PROJECTS:
1. 2007 – 2010 - Georgian Initiative for the Enhancement of Broadcast Training Activities (GIEBTA), funded by MATRA program of Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. 2007 - Bulgaria Country Development Marketplace, funded by The World Bank
3. 2007 - Ringing The Bell – A National Awareness Raising Campaign on Social Inclusion, funded by European Commission
4. 2004 - 2005 - Technical Assistance for Improving the Professional Standards in the Bulgarian Journalism, funded by European Commission
5. 2003 - 2006 - Radio as a Mean of Improving the Informational and Educational Culture of the Bulgarian Society, funded by MATRA program of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6. 2000 - 2006 - Support to media in South East Europe, funded by Government of Germany within the Stability Pact for South East Europe

Contact (1) Full Name
Ognian Zlatev
Head of the organisation
Ognian Zlatev
Contact (2) Full Name
Yana Pelovska