sCOOL Media

https://scoolmedia.com/

sCOOL Media is part of the Media Literacy in the Classroom initiative by the Association of European Journalists-Bulgaria in cooperation with the Bulgarian Fulbright Commission and the America for Bulgaria Foundation. It aims to equip high school students in Bulgaria with the necessary skills to critically assess, interpret, and analyse information.

sCOOL Media aims to help build a new generation of reporters who can distinguish fact from fiction by developing their critical thinking in order to deal with the excess of information in the digital age.

sCOOL Media helps high school students become well-versed in the ways the media works, allowing them to work alongside experienced editors to produce quality pieces, and provides a platform to present their work to a wider audience.

Stories published on the bilingual site (in Bulgarian and English) follow journalistic ethics and standards, as the students also hone their skills in news-gathering, writing, and fact-checking and learn more about the profession.

Last updated: December 2022

Last updated date: April 2023

Location:
Sofia, Bulgaria
Year the organisation started publishing:
2019
Languages:
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Entertainment and culture
Economy and business
Education
Society and human rights
Technology
Journalism genres:
Interviews and reporting
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Collaborative journalism
Curated/aggregated content
Live coverage of events
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Social media platforms
Facebook
Instagram
Podcast
YouTube
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
1144
Instagram number of followers:
393
YouTube number of followers:
52
Tiktok number of followers:
7

Management and team

Founders

Female:
5
Male:
2
Founders:
Boryana Dzhambazova, Maria Cheresheva, Tsvetelina Hristova, Fani Bachvarova, Liuba Iordanova, Ivan Radev, Martin Dimitrov
Directors:
Maria Cheresheva, Liuba Iordanova

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
4
Volunteers:
5

Business structure and revenue sources

Organisation tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Grants from private donor organisations
Grants from foreign governments
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Grants
The second most important revenue source reported:
Grants from foreign governments

Transparency

Publishes information about annual revenue
Has an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t publish an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Has a whistleblower policy
Has a complaints policy
Doesn’t publish a complaints policy
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Doesn’t publish a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team
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