Veranstaltungsberichte

Global Media Forum 2026- “Journalism Out Loud”

Since 2008, Deutsche Welle has brought together media professionals, policymakers, and experts from around the world through its annual Global Media Forum. This year’s conference took place on 23–24 June in Bonn, Germany, under the theme “Journalism Out Loud.”

Finding Common Ground: Media and Academia in Times of Change

By Jona Cenameri, scholar of KAS Media Programme South East Europe

Journalists, editors, researchers and media professors from across Europe as well as from Africa and Asia gathered in Tirana, capital of Albania, for the conference Media and Academia – A Difficult Relationship. Over two days, participants explored a question that feels increasingly relevant in the age of artificial intelligence, disinformation and political polarisation: can media and academia still learn from one another?

Talking to each other

Third Conference on the Growing Importance of the Black Sea, Chisinau, Moldova May 2026.

Strategic Communication Factfinding Trip to Helsinki and Riga, April 2026

The KAS Media Porogramme South East Europe, together with the Sofia Secutiry Forum, organized a factfinding trip on Strategic Communication to Helsinki, Finland, and Riga, Latvia. The trip took place from April 19th to April 24th, 2026.

Media and money: What’s the problem?

On March 25th and 26th, 2026, the KAS Media Programme South East Europe brought together media executives, journalists, and business experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, France, and South Africa.

Telling stories in a world of conflict, power and information warfare

By Jona Cenameri, scholar of KAS Media Programme South East Europe

On March 11th-12th, 2026, the Annual Scholars Meeting in Sofia brought together young journalists and media scholars from across Southeast Europe. They participated in discussions on international reporting, political influence on news, disinformation and the challenges of covering global conflicts.

Modern Conflict, Media and Mercenaries: by Force and Influence

At the invitation of The Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, media and security experts from ten countries gathered in Podgorica, Montenegro, on February 9th and 10th, 2026, to discuss the various aspects of the challenges posed by mercenarism.

Strategic Communications in Southeast Europe: The Way Ahead

On December 11, 2025, Sofia was the meeting point for policymakers, spokespersons, Strategic Communications experts, and diplomats.

Strengthening Public Service Media in Challenging Times

The Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung brought together participants from six countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Kosovo, and Romania – for a two-day conference on December 3rd to 4th, 2025, in Pristina, Kosovo.

Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The KAS Media Programme participated at the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) with a group of 12 fellows from across Southeast Europe.