Journalism education in South East Europe

Challenges and Perspectives

Academics, representatives of the media and journalism students discussed journalism education standards and values at the invitation of KAS Media Program South East Europe and the Faculty of Political Science at Belgrade University on 8th April.

Political Communication for a stronger Europe

KAS expert Christian Spahr: "Success of democracy only possible through transparency and citizen participation"

The head of KAS Media Program South East Europe, Christian Spahr, spoke about the challenges of political communication at a conference, organised by the Club of Venice and the EU Greek Presidency on 27th-28th March in Athens. The Club of Venice is an informal expert association of chief communications officers of the European authorities and governments of the EU member countries. The topic of the event was "Public Communication: Regaining Citizens’ confidence in times of crisis."

Media freedom in Europe – despite total surveillance?

KAS Media Program at the 12th Frankfurt Days on Media Law and the 5th Workshop of the Art. 10 ECHR Task Force

Few Romanians think the media are independent

Press conference of the Media Program South East Europe of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ).

Greater media pluralism through entrepreneurial thinking

The KAS Media Program South East Europe trains young journalists to work independently in the Internet.

PR of parties enhancing its profile – profession still in development

The KAS assembles experts from South Eastern Europe

The KAS Media Program South East Europe invited party spokespersons to an exchange of experiences at the KAS Academy in Cadenabbia (Italy). German PR professionals and journalists contributed to the international seminar held from 31st October to 2nd November 2013.

KAS Training for independent journalists

Interview with Christian Spahr

From 23 to 25 October 2013, young journalists took part in the seminar "Entrepreneurial Journalism" of KAS Media Program South East Europe.

Evaluating Media Law

Experts dicsuss media freedom situation

Whether the media can exercise their control function on the political stage is not only dependent on the commitment of journalists or economic factors. Media law and self-regulation are vital for media freedom and pluralism.

VII. South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF)

Discussions on media freedom and quality

The VII. South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF) took place on 7th and 8th October 2013 in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), with the topic: "Journalism in South East Europe: Monopolies, business models and the struggle for quality".

SEECOM: Press officers extend their Forum into new Association

80 PR specialists from the political sphere met together from 27th to 29th September at the 2nd SEECOM Conference in Budva. This should in future take place on an annual basis. It is concerned with the professional public relations activity of governments and public authorities. KAS and its partners have now gone a step further and have developed the Conference into the first European professional association with a profile of this nature.