Communication challenges for political parties

The head of the KAS Media Program South East Europe, Christian Spahr, spoke about challenges in political communication for political parties at the Southeastern Europe Party Forum, organised by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), on 12-14 February in Belgrade.

Trust of Bulgarians in media has further decreased

Foundation Media Democracy (FMD) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) present survey and annual report 2015 on Bulgarian media.

Higher media diversity through independent pools of journalists

KAS Media Program South East Europe at the 13th Frankfurt Days on Media Law

Is it possible to apply the organisational model of German media cooperatives in Eastern and South Eastern Europe in order to promote investigative journalism in the region? And what do pools of investigative journalists in the Balkans have in common with the ideas behind German cooperatives?

Culture as an instrument for fostering public dialogue

Event of Goethe-Institut in collaboration with SEECOM and KAS

"The creative economy as a beacon for media and culture" was the topic of a concept meeting that took place in Sofia on 15th January 2016. The event was organised by Goethe-Institut Bulgaria and initiated together with SEECOM, a political communication association co-founded by the KAS Media Program South East Europe.

PR experts envisage common projects

Organisations from the Balkans and Brussels cooperate

At the invitation of the KAS Media Program, communication experts from South East Europe and Brussels met in Sarajevo on 10th and 11th December to discuss future collaboration.

Eastern Europe Network of KAS: Media and the past

Scholars and alumni of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) discussed with experts about coming to terms with the past in the Eastern European countries. The conference took place in Berlin on 28th November.

Panel Discussion: Is Truth the Answer to Propaganda?

Christian Spahr, Head of the Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, moderated a panel discussion on the subject "The answer to propaganda is truth – is it?" within the n-ost media conference "Translating Worlds" in Berlin.

Debate of Media Managers: How is Quality Possible in the Crisis?

The 9th "South East Europe Media Forum" in Bucharest considered the economic foundations and digital strategies of media

Media Crisis as a Challenge for Democracy

The Head of the KAS Media Program South East Europe, Christian Spahr, gave a speech about the media situation in the region at the plenary meeting of the "Club of Venice" on 22nd and 23rd October 2015 in Milan, Italy.

Media in South East Europe and their dealing with the past

At the invitation of KAS and "Article 10 ECHR Task Force", experts highlight the role of the media in processing of the political past