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20th Frankfurt Days on Media Law – Strategies against Disinformation and Propaganda

On 17 and 18 January 2024, the 20th Frankfurt Days on Media Law took place at the European University Viadrina. The main topic this time was "Strategies against disinformation and propaganda".

On the fringes of war

What are the effects of the Russian aggression against Ukraine on neighbouring countries? How does a country like Moldova deal with disinformation? These were some of the issues that about 30 journalists, editors-in-chief, and media experts debated at a KAS Media South East Europe conference in Chisinau/Moldova. Participants came from Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Romania and Germany.

Adenauer Lecture 2023: The Crisis of regional journalism in Germany and beyond

On December 5th, 2023, the sixth edition of the Adenauer Lecture took place at the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".

Reporting from war and crisis areas – between the ethical challenge and the journalistic privilege

In the End of November 2023, seasoned and young journalists with a focus on conflict reporting gathered in Sarajevo on the invitation of the Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. The participants from 12 different countries discussed the latest developments of war and crisis reporting, exchanged experiences in the context of various conflict areas – from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda to Afghanistan and Ukraine.

Die Zukunft des Westlichen Balkans liegt in der EU

8. Westbalkan-Botschafterkonferenz

Wenige Wochen vor dem nächsten Gipfel des Berliner Prozesses in Tirana lud die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung am 20. September 2023 zum 8. Mal zur Westbalkan-Botschafterkonferenz ein. Die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer des Formats tauschten sich zu Lösungsansätzen und Verbesserungspotenzialen beim Ausbau der Verkehrsinfrastruktur aus und setzten sich mit den Gefahren von Desinformation auseinander. Darüber hinaus wurden geopolitische Herausforderungen ausführlich beleuchtet.

Media in Bulgaria – opportunities and challenges for the youth

On 8th of June the fellows of KAS Media Programme South East Europe have organised a discussion on the topic "Youth in Journalism: Opportunities and Challenges". The event was held at the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication of the Sofia University.

Scholars' Annual Meeting: The Future of Media

The picturesque Bulgarian town of Velingrad was the venue of the second Scholars' Annual Meeting that brought together our journalism fellows and those of the KAS country office, as well as professional journalists and experts. The event was centered around three main topics of importance to the journalism profession.

KAS-SEECOM: Impact of Global Uncertainty on Public Sector Communication

by Ellen Schremb

The eleventh conference on political communication took place in Sarajevo on 23rd of May 2023 and focused on perspectives of public communication in the context of health, economic and geopolitical crises.

Sarajevo: Presentation of the translated handbook "ABC of Journalism”

followed by an Adenauer Lecture by Dr. Peter Frey

von Ellen Schremb

MoJo – Reporting with the Mobile Phone

by Ellen Schremb

For the fourth time, the Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised a workshop on Mobile Journalism (MoJo) – this year in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, its educational institutions, centres and foreign offices, offer several thousand events on various subjects each year. We provide up to date and exclusive reports on selected conferences, events and symposia at www.kas.de. In addition to a summary of the contents, you can also find additional material such as pictures, speeches, videos or audio clips.

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