Pavel Antonov Email & Phone Number

Sofia, Bg

Budapest, Hungary

Introducing young people (secondary school students, age 16 - 18) to the concept of manipulation on individual and social level. Equipping them with means to recognize and resist manipulation. Focus on scientific knowledge v/s 'pseudoscience', journalism and mass media, internet-based communication. Co-designing and co-leading an interactive age-appropriate learning module in English at an institution specialized in personalized out-of-school education. Purpose: providing intellectual development and academic immersion, helping students to find the academic area best suited for their interests and abilities, so that they can become successful, independently thinking people.

Sofia, Bulgaria

Conceptualisation and leadership of Virtual Newsroom and journalism training programmes across CEE, EU, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Africa. Strategic and operational management and team leadership. Fundraising. Projects' management. Journalism. Story Editing. Social, policy and green economy research. NGO/Civil society capacity-building. Web networking. Social networking. Campaign management. IT tools.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Studying the impact of economic and business interest over journalism, journalistic practices, civil society, democracy and the environment. Applying social and media research. Authoring papers, reports, publications. Current and recent research on: shrinking democratic space; hate speech and other forms of pressure online; women and journalism; legal and journalistic support for civil society.

Sofia, Bulgaria

Strategic communication and media engagement planning. Shaing campaign messages and measuring impact. Leadership of a grass-root campaign for a complete ban on smoking in public places in Bulgaria (succeessful in 2012). Currently: camaigning against tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Public support mobilisation. Book editing. Media and policy advocacy. Public communications design and implementation. Political comunications. Participation in live television debates. Fundraising.

Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria

Stakeholder and policy analyses, research, civil society engagement and networking, institutional liaisons. Covering: improving public participation in environmental decision making; climate/conservation/social justice; landscape aesthetics protection; sustainable tourism; ecosystem services protection; sustainable/railway mobility; and other issues.

Sofia

Conceptualising and assistance to the launching of the Public Council to the Minister of Environment and Water.

Hungary

Chief Editor, international environmental magazine. Recrcuiting authors and editorial supervision. Author of features and editorials. Covering regional and internatinonal news and events, inclduing WSSD, Johannesburg, 2002. Project Manager, Regional Environmental Press Centre for South Eastern Europe (SEE). Co-author, needs assessment for SEE environmental journalists. Journalism training methods analysis. Course leader for journalists in media support projects around CEE, former USSR, Turkey and the Balkans, in partnership with The Guardian and Reuters Foundations, WHO, UNDP,-GEF World Bank, OSCE, Bankwatch etc. Magazine team supervision.Launching of the magazine. Concept. Business plan. Market survey. Reader surveys. Training civili society and government officials. Communications and media consultant with teams lead by REC-CEE, Span, Royal Haskonning, UNDP, CEE Bankwatch.

Bulgaria

Current Affairs Programmes Chief Editor - creative and administrative supervision of television programmes; Executive Director' Council member. Calendar News Bulletin staff reporter, covering the President and Foreign Affairs Ministry of Bulgaria; Government and Parliament affairs reporter. Host and Chief Editor, Sofia Tales Weekly Magazine on cultural and ethnic diversity. Author of documentaries on politics, civil society, the environmnet and European affairs.

Burgas

Translator of novels by Agatha Christie (Hickory Dickory Dock, One Two Buckle My Shoe) and children literature.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Geography

Activities and Societies: Student Member, Royal Geographical Society Open Space Research Centre, Student MemberAntonov's PhD thesis.

Ma, Journalism And Mass Communications

Activities and Societies: Protest Media+ Student Newspaper Editor, Centre for Independent Journalism co-founder- Journalism and Mass.

Msc, Environmental Sciences And Policy

Activities and Societies: Feedback Editor- MSc in Environmental Sciences and Policy; - Thesis title: Mass Media Manipulations over Nuclear.

College, English Language

Activities and Societies: One of the first 10 student representatives directly elected by the student body to participate in the School.