Media education and fact checking: remedies against fake news

The Article 10 ECHR Task Force discusses Fake News, media literacy and approaches to media legislation and self-regulation

Challenge accepted: facing populism

At the Asian Conference for Political Communication (ACPC) in Singapore, organised by the KAS Media Program Asia, experts from Australia, Germany and Malaysia discussed how to best deal with populism.

Journalists learn how to successfully investigate data

Leading experts in data journalism and corruption reporting at the Summer School for Investigative Reporting organised by BIRN & KAS

First regional KAS Summer School of Political Communication

Media Program South East Europe of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung offers high-level training for political spokespersons and PR experts

Antidotes against fake news: education and quality journalism

Experts from South East Europe, Germany, Russia and Ukraine discuss fake news, disinformation and security in Sofia

Large majority of Bulgarians deplore fake news

72 percent of Bulgarians notice fake news in the national media, according to a representative survey commissioned by the Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). Only 13 percent of the citizens don’t know what fake news are. In general Bulgarians get their information on politics through TV (91 percent). Online and print media follow with a big gap. National security was another topic of the survey: Bulgarians place trust in the EU in this matter, followed by NATO. In general people trust the EU more than Russia.

Keine langen Botschaften bitte!

Kommunikationsexperten von Parteien aus den Balkanländern treffen sich zum dritten Mal zum Netzwerk-Workshop "E-lection Bridge"

Quality journalism in insecure times

KAS panel at IPI World Congress

A KAS panel discussion on quality journalism and alternative media concepts took place on 19 May 2017 during the IPI World Congress in Hamburg, organised by the International Press Institute (IPI).

Debate in Leipzig: Reforms in journalism education

For the fourth time, the KAS Media Program South East Europe has cooperated with the "Medientage Mitteldeutschland" (MTM) conference. With its 40 panels and almost 200 speakers it is one of the biggest German media events. This year, MTM took place from 2nd to 4th May in Leipzig.

Media experts from South East European NGOs visit Berlin

International partners of KAS debate current developments in journalism and politics with German experts