“Don’t read me the news, tell me the story”

On 3 October 2020 the KAS Media Programme South East Europe organised the second edition of the “Adenauer Online Media Training”.

Journalism is a dynamic profession. Progressive developments within digital technologies are changing the consumption habits of media users and thus also the demands on the journalistic work. It is becoming more and more difficult to get and, above all, retain the attention of the audience. Storytelling is a core element of the journalistic work. “Every journalist, whether writing for print, television or digital media, should be a good storyteller”, explains Aleksandar Manasiev, trainer of the second edition of the “Adenauer Media Online Training”.

Inclusion in journalism as a basis for better understanding of minorities

As a journalist, how do I write ethically, without prejudice? How do media report on minorities? How do I tell touching stories? How do I recognise misinformation? All these questions and many more were discussed during the intercultural seminar "Media Incubator" in Sofia.

For the first time the KAS Media Programme South East Europe organised a workshop for journalists together with the Goethe Institute Bulgaria. It took place from September 28 to September 30 under the name "Media Incubator" and in further cooperation with the Bulgarian NGO "Trust for Social Achievement"

Die Zukunft der Erweiterungspolitik und die transatlantische Partnerschaft

Westbalkan Botschafterkonferenz in Berlin

Unter strengen Hygienevorschriften fand am 7. September in Berlin im Rahmen der deutschen EU-Ratspräsidentschaft die 5. Westbalkan-Botschafterkonferenz der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung statt.

Start of the new training series "Adenauer Media Online Training"

The launch of our new training series "Adenauer Media Online Training" took place on August 27th.

Online Round Table: Media Law Developments during the Corona Crisis

A long-standing cooperation brings together the KAS Media Programme South East Europe and the EMRK working group named after Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Regional exchange (this time in digital form) with experts from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia and Serbia took place on the 11th of June. Current developments of the media law were discussed during the session.

Workshop for political communication experts: "How to organise online events successfully?"

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the daily work of institutions, authorities, companies and the media worldwide. As a result, the work processes have to be reorganised and especially online. Since the beginning of the crisis, new online formats such as online meetings and conferences have been established. Although the content of certain topics remains unchanged, the organisation of online events is a challenge with various aspects which should be taken into account.

Online discussion: Shrinking space for media freedom in South East Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic

In South East Europe, media freedom is already far from ideal in ordinary circumstances, and is shrinking further in the current corona crisis. The question arises as to what role civil society and pro-democratic institutions should play to protect media freedom in such moments.

Online Conference: Media in South East Europe during the Corona Pandemic

What is the journalists’ daily routine in time of the corona pandemic? How do the new restrictions in state of emergency influence our democracy? How do citizens react to the information overload? Willing to answer these questions, the Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation organised its first online conference. Ten journalists from South East Europe as well as “Reporters without Borders Germany” took part in it, commented the situation in their countries and shared experience with colleagues from the region.

Tracking down the truth: Fact-checkers in South East Europe

How do journalists in Europe deal with so-called fake news and disinformation? Which tools can they use to verify text and audio-visual media content? For the first time, the Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organised a workshop regarding the topic of fact-checking on the 18th of February in Tirana, Albania.

New media projects on the way towards implementation in South East Europe

For the sixth time the Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organised a workshop on the topic of "Entrepreneuri-al Journalism" in Bucharest (Romania) from 10th to 13th December 2019. The participants were ten young journalists from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia who developed ideas for their own online projects.