Event Reports

Zagreb: Presentation of the handbook "ABC of Journalism" in Croatian language

followed by an Adenauer Lecture with Dr. Peter Frey

The KAS Media Programme South East Europe presented the German handbook "ABC of Journalism", translated into Croatian, in Zagreb on 21 November 2022. The event was hosted by the University of Zagreb - Faculty of Political Science and Journalism. The book launch was traditionally followed by an Adenauer Lecture - this time on digital transformation in television and the special responsibility of public service broadcasting in Germany. The speaker was Dr. Peter Frey, former editor-in-chief of ZDF.

16. South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF): The Role of Media in Times of Global Uncertainties

On 16th and 17th of November 2022, the 16th edition of the largest media conference in South East Europe, SEEMF - South East Europe Media Forum, took place in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). More than 250 journalists, media experts and political spokespersons from the region, Ukraine, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands attended the event.

Roundtable in Sarajevo: International Cooperation in Investigative Journalism

On 16 November 2022, in the run-up to the South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF), twenty investigative journalists from South East Europe, Germany, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic came together to network and discuss opportunities for cross-border cooperation in investigative journalism.

Premiere of the docufilm "The Lonely Long-Distance Runners - Four Media Stories from the Balkans"

by Luuk von Burg

During the 32nd Festival of Eastern European Film in Cottbus on 9 November 2022, the KAS Media Programme SOE and the film production company AgitProp from Sofia presented their documentary film about journalists in Southeast Europe and answered many of the audience's questions that followed the screening.

Bucharest: Presentation of „ABC des Journalismus“ in Romanian and Adenauer-Lecture with Dr. Christopher Nehring

by Luuk von Burg

On 27th of October 2022, the KAS Media Programme for South East Europe presented the Romanian translation of the German reference book "ABC of Journalism" at the University of Bucharest. After Albanian and Bulgarian, this is the third language in which the well-known book has been translated by the Media Programme. The book presentation was followed by an Adenauer-Lecture by Dr. Christopher Nehring, guest lecturer of the Media Programme at Sofia University. The topic of his lecture was: "Disinformation: From the Cold War to the War in Ukraine".

Sofia: Presentation of „ABC des Journalismus“ in Bulgarian and lecture with Alexander Andreev

by Luuk von Burg

The KAS Media Programme for South East Europe presented the German handbook "ABC des Journalismus", translated into Bulgarian, in two events in Sofia on 20 and 21 October 2022. The events were hosted by the University of National and World Economy and the New Bulgarian University. The presentation of the books in both universities was combined with a lecture by Alexander Andreev, the former head of the Bulgarian editorial office at Deutsche Welle in Bonn.

Vaclav Havel Forum in Sofia

by Luuk von Burg

In cooperation with the Media Programme for South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the first Vaclav Havel Forum took place on 20th of September in Sofia. The conference brought together experts from different European countries to discuss the future of their continent.

Second Cadenabbia Leadership Summit for public broadcasters in cooperation with the EBU

The event at Villa la Collina on Lake Como (former summer residence of German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer) from 18-21 September brought together twelve directors general and deputy directors general of public service media from Southeast Europe, Ukraine as well as the Baltic States, and once again created a discussion platform for current and future challenges for executives of public service media.

12th BIRN Summer School of Investigative Reporting

The traditional summer school for investigative journalism of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), supported by the KAS Media Programme, took place this year from 22 to 28 August 2022 in Portoroz, Slovenia. It brought together 30 journalists from Southeast and Central European countries. The participants had the opportunity to develop their journalistic skills, learn new techniques and expand their international network.

Tribute to David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, in Sofia

David Harris bid farewell to his colleagues and friends in Bulgaria as longstanding CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) during a special programme in the Sofia Synagogue on 1 August. AJC Sofia and "Shalom", the organisation of Jews in Bulgaria, organised the programme in cooperation with the KAS Media Programme South East Europe.