Scholars of KAS Media Programme SEE visit the German Ambassador in Sofia

The journalism scholars of the KAS Media Programme South East Europe Nikol Valcheva, Svetoslava Shikova, Eva Nikolova-Rasheva and Victoria Kostova visited the German Ambassador to Bulgaria Christoph Eichhorn on 10th of February together with the Head of the Media Programme Hendrik Sittig.

Bulgaria: Trust in Media Declines Further

Opinion poll by the Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Research Centre “Trend”

“China’s Rising Media Presence in South East Europe”

New publication by KAS Media Programme South East Europe and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

In the past years, China has continuously expanded its presence in South East Europe. China's influence in the region, however, goes beyond infrastructure and science and has gradually expanded in various areas, including the media.

Hendrik Sittig: “There is a chance of serious conversation about how important media freedom is”

Translation of the interview with the Head of KAS Media Programme South East Europe, for the Bulgarian news portal „Dnevnik“, published on 21st of October 2020.

Hendrik Sittig has been heading the regional programme bureau, opened 13 years ago, of the Media Programme South East Europe of the German Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung or KAS) in difficult times for the media in Bulgaria and the countries throughout the region. Difficult times for Bulgarian democracy as well. Dnevnik is talking with him about the anniversary of German reunification, the activities of the Media Programme, deficits and clichés in the media environment, the European Commission’s rule of law report and good Bulgarian journalism.

New Book on Media Freedom in South East Europe in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic

With country reports from Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia

The Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Center for the Study of Democracy have analysed together with media experts the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the media freedom across the Balkan region.

KAS Media Programme South East Europe grants for the first time the Adenauer Journalism Scholarship

On 17th of September 2020, the KAS Media Programme South East Europe has granted the first Adenauer Journalism Scholarship.

Deutsch-Südosteuropäisches Journalistenprogramm

Oktober bis Dezember 2020

Bis zu fünf deutsche Journalistinnen und Journalisten erhalten die Möglichkeit, von Oktober bis Dezember 2020 bei einem Medium in Bulgarien, Rumänien oder Serbien zu arbeiten.

Merkel: Democracy needs a free press

In the current podcast from 16th of May 2020, German Chancellor Angela Merkel underlines the role of the free press - 75 years after the first post-war newspapers were published in Germany: "A democracy needs facts and information. It has to distinguish between truth and lie.” Right now, during the corona pandemic, well-researched information is important for the society.

State of Emergency: Corona, the Media and new Rules in South East Europe

The worldwide Covid-19 pandemic influences the daily life immensely and is responsible for sev-eral restrictions in our lives. Especially in these times of crisis it is important that the citizens receive correct information. Journalists and media play therefore a vital role. In the current con-text serious and reliable media are even more important as the current pandemic is also an “in-fodemic” where a lot of false information is spread. Thus, local authorities in South East Europe are not only fighting against the spread of the virus, but also against fake news and disinforma-tion. However, there comes the danger that the crisis is being used to turn off unwanted, critical voices.

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Die Medien und die Coronakrise: ein Blick in die Welt

Faktengestützte und unabhängige Berichterstattung ist in Zeiten der Covid-19-Pandemie wichtiger denn je. Doch der Blick in die Welt zeigt, dass nicht jede Regierung das so sieht.