KAS Media SEE

The Media Program South East Europe of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung was founded in 2005 and actively supports free and independent media in the region.

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The African Newspaper The Continent and the Georgian Coda Story launched something new together: The Atlas, a global newspaper delivered straight to your E-Mail inbox and on Signal, free of charge. 🌍

This first issue covers stories that rarely make front pages in South East Europe. It includes articles about families sleeping on Chennai’s beaches as cities become unliveable from the heat, a US-Israeli airstrike that obliterated an irreplaceable Iranian library of 21,000 books, Georgia’s 540-day protest movement facing a new censorship crackdown and Iran’s creeping “internet apartheid”.
Already interested? Read and sign up here: 🗞️
https://t.co/aWOiYYs7SF

#media #southeasteurope #TheAtlas

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Congratulations to DARA and Bulgaria! 🎉🇧🇬

DARA won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with "Bangaranga", the first Bulgarian artist ever to claim the top spot. 🎤
It represents renewed visibility for Bulgaria whose musical heritage is often underexposed on the global stage. Romania finished third. The voices, sounds, and stories of South East Europe were watched by millions across Europe and beyond.
Eurovision brought an entire country suddenly on everyone's radar. A reminder of why the stories we tell matter and how far they can travel. 🌍

#eurovision26 #bulgaria #DARA #bangaranga

© Eurovision Song Contest 2026

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‼️ Applications for Adenauer Scholarships are now open ‼️
🎓 We have just started our call for the winter semester 2026/2027. The scholarship is intended for B.A. Media and Communication Studies and M.A. students (enrolled at universities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania) of all majors with а parallel proven engagement at a media outlet. Apply now at [email protected]. Application deadline is 15.06.2026.

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🌊 The Growing Importance of the Black Sea, 6th - 9th May, Chișinău, Moldova: For a third year in a row KAS Media Programme Southeast Europe gathered military experts, journalists and heads of intelligence to discuss the most pressing challenges of the Black Sea region.

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❗ 2026 RSF Index: Press freedom at a 25-year low
👉 Across the region, 6 counties are falling down in the index, reflecting the global trend
📣 Free media isn’t optional - it is the backbone of democracy!

#PressFreedom #WorldPressFreedomIndex #RSF #ReportersWithoutBorders #MediaFreedom

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🗓️ The KAS Media Programme SEE hosted its monthly scholars meeting with Kristina Atovska (🇲🇰), award-winning journalist and filmmaker, for a discussion on the opportunities and challenges of freelance journalism.

#KASMediaProgramme #FreelanceJournalism #SoutheastEurope

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A week of dialogue and exchange on Strategic Communication in Helsinki and Riga.
We gained first-hand insight into how Scandinavian and Baltic countries deal with the Russian threat.
#KASMedia #StratCom #Resilience

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In an interview for BNR our Director Christoph Plate reflects on the growing need for resilience in the face of geopolitical uncertainty - from tensions in the Persian Gulf to security challenges closer to home, such as the Russian war against Ukraine.
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Last week we celebrated with our Catholic friends; Today we wish a joyful Easter to our Orthodox friends - Happy Easter from KAS Media Programme SEE!

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🌏 Media and Money: what is the problem? The KAS Media Programme South East Europe brought together journalists, media managers and experts in Zagreb for a conference dedicated to business models for media.

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To discuss the most pressing issues of media funding, in Zagreb, between March 25th and 26th 2026, the KAS MP SEE is bringing together journalists, media executives, and business experts from more than 10 countries in the region and beyond.

https://t.co/ZDGmtB6lB6

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📍The KAS Media Programme SEE Annual Scholars Meeting in Sofia brought together scholars and journalists to discuss how international stories become national news.
A key message: stay curious and look beyond the headlines.
Including visits to @btvnovinite and Bulgarian National Radio. 📰
#journalism #sofia #bulgaria

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Our director Christoph Plate presented our new book "Why We Tell Stories: Reports by journalists from Southeast Europe".
To read the stories behind the journalism we embrace, download the book here:
https://t.co/YgFosmojFF

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Why we tell stories – New book by KAS Media South East Europe
We are proud to present our newest publication: 17 journalists from twelve countries in South East Europe explain why they are doing what they are doing, despite all odds and constraints.
https://t.co/5nWeA07OId

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What is Mercenarism - on invitation by KAS Media South East Europe Media and security experts from ten countries discussed in Podgorica/Montenegro.