Patrick Leusch

Head 🇪🇺 Affairs @DeutscheWelle. Project Director #ENTR. Looking for allies in shaping Europe’s future in peace, freedom and democracy. Views are my own.

[DW Deutsche Welle @DeutscheWelle]

At his final Freedom of Speech Award Ceremony as DW Director General, Peter Limbourg (@dw_Limbourg) told Tamar: "Having visited you and your organization one and a half years ago, it is impressive how you and also the young people around you are doing so much for press freedom."

[Marta Kos @MartaKosEU]

35 years ago, I started my career as a journalist for @DeutscheWelle.

Today, I was back at the #GMF2025 to talk about what quality journalism needs today and what role it plays in the #EUEnlargement process.

Full keynote speech ⤵️ https://t.co/pS1NXNPRKP

[DW Deutsche Welle @DeutscheWelle]

Wie autoritäre Regime digitale Mauern errichten – und wie man sie überwindet.

Die digitale Informationsfreiheit wird für die Programme und die Arbeit der DW immer entscheidender, denn sie sorgt dafür, dass Menschen weltweit freien Zugang zu unabhängigen Informationen haben.

[DW Deutsche Welle @DeutscheWelle]

In diesem Zusammenhang führte Intendant @dw_Limbourg in Brüssel Hintergrundgespräche mit EU-Abgeordneten über Informationsfreiheit, Online-Zensur und die notwendigen Ressourcen, die Sender wie die DW benötigen, um dem entgegenzuwirken.

@sabineverheyen @MAStrackZi

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

Thank you @VeraJourova and your team @MaFrenay @RenateNikolay for your courage and continued push and support for a vibrant, safe and diverse media landscape in Europe. All the best.

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

Europe has a great and diverse media landscape and plenty of energy and innovative power. Europe should be proud and continue seeking for more sovereignty and defend its values. Thanks for the interesting debate @DeutscheWelle @entr_en @entr_fr

[IHECS @ihecs]

@EspaceMagh @JFRaskin @bouvier_jerome @LesAssises @RTBFinfo @IHECSalumni @martinandree12 @Wheelskis @patrickleusch @dafyddabiago https://t.co/0iUUkRJnzZ

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

How to bring down digital walls? @DeutscheWelle Panel with @dw_Limbourg @patrykpawlak @FallingWallsLab calls for #Europa initiative for internet freedom in front of US election result potentially leading to less investments in #FreedomofExpression @OpenTechFund @USAGMgov

[DW Politics @dw_politics]

Confused about what's going on in German politics right now? 😕

Relationship status: It's complicated — and, to top it all off, some of the key players involved had to pose for this awkward photo...

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

What a great young team! @entr_en held it’s editorial strategy meeting at @EBU_UER diving into constructive journalism with @bonninstitute @France_MM @DeutscheWelle @rtppt @onetpl @RFI_Romania @dirbg @G4Media_ro @AreWeEurope

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

Great opportunity to speak at @EUI_EU about how to counter internet blockage as a raising method of Digital Authoritarism. @DeutscheWelle is blocked in Iran, China, Russia, Belarus and Turkey. Great Research work and learnings thanks #GIFI and @patrykpawlak and his team.

[Renate Nikolay @RenateNikolay]

Thx for important and good discussion at #DWGlobalMediaForum on keeping free Information Space and supporting journalists, also in exile.

[DW Global Media Forum @DW_GMF]

@MDohaBesancenot Finding new technical solutions is indispensable to this end, @DW_Limbourg stresses.

DW has been blocked in Russia since Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

What a great journey with this amazing team @France_MM @AreWeEurope @onetpl @rtppt @bonninstitute @dirbg @G4Media_ro @RFI_Romania @DeutscheWelle @SGenshagen

[ENTR en @entr_en]

🎉 Happy 3rd anniversary to ENTR! 🎂

Launched on May 17, 2021, with 18 channels in 6 languages, we've grown to 24 channels in 10 languages today! 🌐✨ Truly pan-European!

Thank you to our amazing community for 240 million views and counting! 📈🙌

[Jochen Spangenberg @jospang]

When you think it can’t get any more bizarre and obscure, it gets more bizarre and obscure!

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

🙏 for mentioning #FIMI in that context: If we want EU-citizens to agree on support to 🇺🇦 we must fight the confusing 🇷🇺 disinformation threatening our democracies 💪@EUvsDisinfo @DeutscheWelle

[Věra Jourová @VeraJourova]

#MSC2024 took place in an important moment. My main take-aways:
- continue to support 🇺🇦
- ramp-up defence spending & 🇪🇺 cooperation
- fight against foreign interference and manipulation online & offline, esp. from 🇷🇺.

Great meeting old friends @mariaressa @zilevandamme &others

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

Busting #Disinformation in the global south. @dw_akademie talk @EU_Parliament hosted by MEP @HildeBentele, DEVE

[RSF @RSF_inter]

⚡️#RSFNews: Two Palestinian journalists were beaten by members of the Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem. One of the reporters is seriously injured. We call for an end to this continuing violence against the Palestinian press.

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

Great reward for @entr_en in Paris today. Congratulations for the “Price of the European initiative” 🏆 🥳 🎉 Congrats to all the teams @onetpl @AreWeEurope @DeutscheWelle @dirbg @RFI_Romania @G4Media_ro @rtppt @entr_fr @DigitalEU

[France Médias Monde @France_MM]

🇪🇺🏆🏆À quelques mois des élections européennes, le groupe France Médias Monde doublement récompensé aux Prix de l’initiative européenne 2023 : bravo à Caroline de Camaret @FRANCE24 et à toutes les équipes d’@entr_fr

[Patrick Leusch @patrickleusch]

@entr_en 's Moodring is now in 53rd place for the Anthem Community Voice. @France_MM @DeutscheWelle @onetpl @rtppt @G4Media_ro @RFI_Romania @AreWeEurope @dirbg VOTE here: https://t.co/Dg6SxF8rmy

[ENTR en @entr_en]

What are the challenges of collaborative journalism?! This is what ENTR Project Director @patrickleusch discusses with our editorial leads Reneta Veselinova and Dominika Michalak at today’s @mediaprague - we‘re also happy to welcome Tereza Semotamová of @jadumagazin on the panel!