Solutions to overcome the vulnerability of disinformation

Experts from Bulgaria, Germany, Great Britain and Ukraine discuss propaganda and hybrid warfare

Young journalists looking for new business models

The KAS Media Program South East Europe hosts for the fifth time the workshop "Entrepreneurial Journalism" - this year in Ukraine

Political communication in times of fake news

Challenges of disinformation & strategic communication - workshop by KAS Media Program and NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence (Riga)

New approaches needed for media freedom and against disinformation

Key topics of the XI. "South East Europe Media Forum" in Sofia were new strategies for quality journalism and media literacy

Scrutinizing political communication in South East Europe

KAS-Medienprogramm Südosteuropa zu Gast beim "Club of Venice"

Christian Spahr, Head of the Media Program South East Europe, contributed to the plenary meeting of the "Club of Venice" on 23rd and 24th November 2017 in Venice. At this occasion, he presented the latest findings of a KAS opinion poll and discussed challenges of political communication in the Balkans.

Trust in Bulgarian media reaches all-time low

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and "Alpha Research" present a survey on media freedom and political communication in Bulgaria.

Journalists ask for more support at regional EU conference

How important is the media situation in the EU accession negotiations? Over 250 journalists and media experts as well as regional politicians and EU representatives discussed this question during the "EU – Western Balkans Media Days" (EUWB) on 9th and 10th November in Tirana. The KAS Media Program South East Europe contributed to the agenda in a panel discussion and with a TED Talk.

Politicians and PR experts promote Western Balkans’ path to the EU

Ministers and communications experts from South East Europe met with EU colleagues at the SEECOM conference in Berlin

Mechanisms of propaganda: from fake news to filter bubbles

During the media conference "Inside Our Blind Spots" in Kyiv, organised by the German NGO "Network for Reporting on Eastern Europe" (n-ost) and supported by KAS Ukraine, experts identified similarities and differences of propaganda in Ukraine, Georgia and Poland as well as best practices on how to oppose them.

Media literacy becomes more relevant in times of fake news

At the conference "Media Meets Literacy" in Sarajevo, 250 experts from Europe and the USA debate new projects against disinformation