Media legislation in Bulgaria

Open round table discussion with representatives of media, politics and science

The committed discussion in the Sheraton hotel, Sofia brought about a wide response in the daily media (see attached). Editors-in-chief, media owners, media experts and members of parliament – among who the chairwoman of the parliamentary committee for media and culture, Daniela Petrova – were discussing the possibilities of further improving media legislation in Bulgaria for more than three hours.

Media School Political Communication

The Media School Political Communication, organized by the KAS Media Program South East Europe in cooperation with the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Belgrade, successfully finished its 2011 program.

Media Freedom in South East Europe on the decline?

Report from the V. South East Europe Media Forum in Belgrade, Nov. 2 - 3, 2011

V. South East Europe Media Forum

Media Pluralism and Media Business

The negative tendencies in guaranteeing free and independent reporting in the countries of South East Europe rose steadily in the last few years.

Presentation of power or power of presentation?

Panel and presentation of the handbook “Political Communication Management”

The Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation introduced the new handbook to the public during a symposium in Belgrade’s “Aeroclub”. Communication experts and journalists from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the USA discussed about the state of political communication in the countries of the Western Balkans and its perspectives.

Together in the same boat

Media training for press spokerspersons and journalists from Albania

The extreme polarization of the political landscape of Albania has repercussions on the media too. The political pressure on the media has increased, professional standards in the communication between politicians and journalists are increasingly affected too.

Manager of Political Communication

Workshop for Press Spokespersons from Southeastern Europe

At invitation of the Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) for the first time press spokespersons from political parties and governmental institutions from South East Europe have gathered together. The workshop took place from 28 to 30 June in the international meeting centre of the KAS in Cadenabbia.

Bargain Basement Journalist?

Education of Journalists in South East Europe

Are young journalists in Southeast Europe sufficiently prepared for their profession? What does journalism education in South East Europe actually involve and what could be improved? What role do universities, media companies and civil society organizations play?

Cyber defense and networking

Journalists’ workshop on security policy

The Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized for the second time a workshop for journalists from South Eastern Europe on security policy. Now it took place at the same time as the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna.

Securing and implementing media freedom in Europe

First session of the Art. 10 ECHR Working Group

In a number of Eastern and South East European countries, considerable deficits exist in the legal provisions on regulating and securing media freedom.