Speakers

Andreas Sophocleous
Andreas Cl. Sophocleous graduated from the Pafos gymnasium and the Paedagogical Academy of Cyprus. He studied Geography at the London University and completed an MA in Mass Communication at Denver University/USA (Fulbright scholarship). In January 1995 he got a PhD from the Department of Communication and Mass Media, Panteion University, Athens. His thesis is titled "The contribution of the First Cypriot Newspapers (1878-1883) to the Protection of Human Rights of the Greeks in Cyprus". He has been Director of the Press and Information office of the Republic of Cyprus. He is a member of many professional and scientific unions in Cyprus and abroad and has participated in many conferences and international meetings. He has published articles and books on the Cypriot political issue, Communication, Mass Media and Geography. Since 1995 he teaches Communication and Journalism at Intercollege, Nicosia as an associate professor and is conducting research on the History of the Cypriot press. 
Printing and publishing in Cyprus during the first years of the British Occupation