Scientific publications of
Bissera Zankova
Publications of Dr. Bissera Zankova. Catalogue of the National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” (in Bulgarian)
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1.Some problems of amending the European Community Directive “Television without Frontiers” and its synchronization with the Convention on Transfrontier Television /1995
2.Some problems of regulating advertising according to European legislation/1996
3.The regulation of access to official information – a problem of Europe
4.The Media Council must guarantee independence: interview with Bissera Zankova / Reprint with abbreviations from the Web site of the Bulgarian Institute for Legal Development
5.On the way to the information society of Europe. Fifth Conference on Mass Media Policy Issues, Thessaloniki, Dec. 1997/1998
6.Joint Conference on Corruption of Princeton and Central European University – Budapest, October 29 – November 6, 1999 /2000
7.Contradictions in the European Broadcasting System. – Jackie Harrison, Lorna Woods. Television Quotas: In Defense of European Culture? Transl. [from English] Bissera Zankova/2001
8.[THE CHANGES in the Radio and Television Act]. The Radio and Television Act – before and now: Commentary with continuation (2001-2002). – Proposal for changes in the Radio and Television Act, related to harmonization with community law: Public media in Southeast Europe: Progr. “Public Media”. – Opinion of the Bulgarian Media Coalition on the proposal of the Media Observatory for changes in the Radio and Television Act (June 5, 2002)/2002
9.Media and Constitutions – Are Legal Guarantees Sufficient for the Existence of Independent and Pluralistic Media? / 2002
10.The Transformations of Parliament / Sajo, Andras; transl. from English Bissera Zankova/2003
11.The Principle of Proportionality and the Activities of the Media Supervisory Body / 2003
12.DEMOCRACY, technology and freedom of expression [CD-ROM] : Collection of articles and documents of the Council of Europe / [Comp.] Evgeni Tanchev et al. – Sofia : [State Agency for Information Technologies and Communications]/ 2006
13.REGIONAL journalism / Comp., scientific editor Georgi Kalaglarski. – Varna: Atelier 89/2008
14.JOURNALISM, “fake news” and disinformation: a guide to academic and professional training in journalism / Julie Pozzetti … [et al.] ; ed. Cherilyn Ayrton, Julie Pozzetti ; preface by Guy Burger, Bissera Zankova ; transl. Nina Venova. – Sofia / 2021
15.New technologies and human rights. In: Yearbook of the Department of Mass Communications, New Bulgarian University (NBU) /1996
16.Scope and main characteristics of the concept of a person transmitting radio and television programs (broadcaster). In: Yearbook of the Department of Mass Communications, New Bulgarian University (NBU)/1999
New publications
Media regulation, social media regulation and disinformation
Media regulation is a guarantee of media freedom and the autonomy of media institutions. Is it necessary to regulate social media or not? The elaboration of a future-oriented human rights based-on regulatory approach is premised on both freedom of speech and the right to private initiative protection in contemporary media environment.
Bissera Zankova. The journalist in transitional and difficult times, public interest, quality journalism and survival. Speech delivered during the discussion on the topic “Journalism and the media in the mirror of the Code of Ethics”, organized by the Union of Bulgarian Journalists together with Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridsky” on April 28, 2026
THE ROUNDTABLE: Media Capture and Cultural Polarisation
Within the framework of the EU-funded CHANSE project Public Service Media in the Age of Platforms (PSM -AP, 2022–2025), in collaboration with members of the Horizon Europe project Reviving, Boosting, Optimising and Transforming European Film Competitiveness (REBOOT, 2023–2026), on 23 January 2025, the TV Studio of the Faculty of Journalism, Information, and Book Studies, located in the University of Warsaw Library, hosted a civic roundtable debate titled „Media Capture and Cultural Polarization.” The debate examined critical obstacles to media pluralism and social cohesion in Europe, while considering how these affect the role and resilience of PSM in the platform era. The TV Studio streamed and made the debate available online to ensure wider public access. The panel brought together Dr Marius Dragomir (Media and Journalism Research Center), Dr Čedomir Markov (University of Belgrade, Serbia), Jakub Wygnański (Shipyard Foundation, Poland), and Dr Bissera Zankova (Media 21 Foundation, Bulgaria) with Prof. Michał Głowacki (University of Warsaw) as the Chair.
Central European Journal of Communication
Vol. 18 No. 2(40) (2025): Spring 2025
https://journals.ptks.pl/cejc/issue/view/vol18-no2-40-spring-2025
Bissera Zankova& Ivo Indzhov
Four Possible Measures to Improve the Media Environment in Bulgaria. Recommendations Based on a Research Project Concerning the Media System in Bulgaria in the Light of the European Media Freedom Act). Business and Law Journal, 2023, issue 1.
Bissera Zankova
Chapter 5: Bulgaria:The complex mosaic of the media system. Media systems in Balkan countries: Context and dynamics of changes. (eds. Boguslawa Dobek-Ostrowska, Jelena Kleut) Peter Lang, 2023.
Bissera Zankova
Regulation in the new media environment – problems, risks and challenges from the perspective of the experience in five European democratic states
https://liternet.bg/publish28/bisera-zankova/reguliraneto-en.htm
Bissera Zankova
Media system and media eco-system: regulatory aspects of the media system in Bulgaria
Journal of Creative Industries and Cultural Studies, JOCIS, vol.8, 2022
Bissera Zankova&Gergely Gosztonyi
Quo vadis, European’s Union New Digital Regulation Package?
Business and Law Journal, 2021, issue 2
Bissera Zankova
Medialized politics and politicized media. Characteristics of the Bulgarian media model. Communicative space – political space. 11th Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference, 2018. (eds. Gergő Hajzer et al.) Iurisperitus Kiado Szeged, 2020.
Bissera Zankova&Valeriy Dimitrov
Social Media Regulation: Models and Proposals
Journalism and Mass Communication, March-April, 2020, Vol. 10, No. 2, 75-88
doi: 10.17265/2160-6579/2020.02.002
https://www.davidpublisher.com/Public/uploads/Contribute/5f474c8a3fcb0.pdf
Tanja Pavleska, Andrej Školkay, Bissera Zankova, Nelson Ribeiro, Anja Bechmann
Performance analysis of fact-checking organizations and initiatives in Europe: a critical overview of online platforms fighting fake news
February 2018
Bissera Zankova
Fighting fake news and hoaxes in the age of convergence: evaluation of fact-checking and debunking organizations’ performance
NOVI SAD 10th International Conference THE BRIDGES OF MEDIA EDUCATION 2018
https://aei.org.ua/novi-sad-10th-international-conference-the-bridges-of-media-education-2018/
Bissera Zankova, Svetlozar Kirilov. Watchdog or underdog: how ethical is the Bulgarian media? Journalism that matters. Views from Central and Eastern Europe. (M.Głowacki,E.Lauk,A.Balčytienė, eds.), Peter Land Edition, 2015, 115 – 129.
https://www.peterlang.com/document/1048680
Bissera Zankova, Michal Glowacki. Bulgaria: regaining media freedom. The European Handbook of Media Accountability (T. Eberwein, S. Fengler, M. Karmasin, eds.), Routledge international handbooks, 2018, 24 – 31.
Creativity and Innovation in the New Digital Environment – the Challenges of the New Types of Journalism
Bissera Zankova & Iliana Franklin
IV Congresso Internacional de Ciberjournalismo, IV Iinternational Conference on Online Journalism
04/05 Dezembro 2014
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto
Livro de Atas – Março 2015, Proceedings – March 2015, Ana Isabel Reis, Fernando Zamith, Helder Bastos, Pedro Jerónimo, (org.)
Observatório do Ciberjornalismo (ObCiber)
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Public service media
In the new digital environment the position of the public service media which serves all segments and groups of society and promotes common values should be strengthened by taking a range of measures. Good management and organizational improvement are
indispensable to the training and maintenance of professional skills including digital ones and commitment to fundamental principles and values of the staff and of journalists above all.
PSM journalism is a precious asset in the accomplishment of more participatory and active media in the new digital reality.
Public Service Media Journalism and Democracy in the Digital Age
Journalism and Mass Communication, ISSN 2160-6579, October 2013, Vol. 3, No. 10, 679 – 689
Public service media and parliaments: how the two Institutions can collaborate and promote public values in a democracy (The European Perspective)
Journalism and Mass Communication, ISSN 2160-6579, June 2017, Vol.7, No 6, 275 – 291
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Public service media regulation in the new media environment: the role of the networks in accelerating reforms. Public service media renewal. Adaptation to digital network challenges. (M. Glowacki and A. Jaskernia, eds.) Peter Lang Edition, 2017, 17 – 39.
https://www.peterlang.com/document/1050668
Governance, accountability and transparency of public service media in a contemporary mediatized world: the case of Bulgaria. Public media management for the twenty first century. Creativity, innovation and interaction. (M.Glowacki and Lizzie Jackson, eds.) Routledge, New York and London, 2014, 125 – 143.