30th September–1st October, 2024

Media Assistance: Mind the Gap! A critical review of common practices and strategies

A conference in Dortmund organized by the Erich-Brost Institute for International Journalism in cooperation with Deutsche Welle Akademie, icebauhaus, the Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and MICT.

5th–6th October, 2023

Rethinking safety: Protecting media freedom in times of crisis 

A conference in Bonn organized by DW Akademie and Reporters Without Borders Germany (RSF). With support from the Federal Ministry of Development and Cooperation (BMZ) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS).

"Dealing with the past - preparing for the future"

13th–14th September, 2022

Hamburg

A conference organized by Interlink Academy for International Dialog and Journalism in partnership with and financed by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). Additional support by Zeit-Stiftung, the City of Hamburg and BMZ. The event will take places on the premises of the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg. You need to register for the conference and buy a ticket online in advance. Please click here.

Or if you don't manage to join us in Hamburg, visit our Livestream here: https://buceri.us/fome22

Please note: It is NOT an online event, so you can only watch the fome22 Symposium but you are not able to comment, ask questions or anything else online. Thanks for understanding!

18th–19th November, 2021

Believe it or Not! Enquiries about TRUST in media (assistance)

A conference organized by Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) in partnership with and financed by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). Additional support by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

November 7–8, 2019

Rethinking media development – new actors, new technologies and new strategies

Deutsche Welle, Bonn Organised by DW Akademie and  Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

22nd–23rd November, 2018

The Silent Takeover - Media Capture in the 21st Century Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

Organised by MiCT, Reporters Without Borders Germany (RSF Germany) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

16th–17th November, 2017

Power Shifts. Media Freedom and the Internet Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Berlin

Hosted by iRights.international The FoME Symposium 2017 has come to an end. A big thank you to all participants - it was wonderful! Audio recordings of all sessions are already available here. Video recordings will follow soon.

3rd–4th November, 2016

Observer, Agitator, Target: Media and Media Assistance in Fragile Contexts

Robert Bosch Stiftung, Berlin Hosted by Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT)

12th May, 2016

Exile Media in Germany: Between Journalism and Activism

Permanent Representation of the State of Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin Hosted by Reporters Without Borders Germany (ROG) and Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT)

1st-2nd October, 2015

Focus on Impact: Advanced Methods and Concepts in Media Development

Deutsche Welle, Bonn Hosted by Deutsche Welle Akademie

5th-7th November, 2014

Audience Research in Media Development: Is it Fo(r) ME?

Gustav-Stresemann-Institut, Bonn Hosted by Catholic Media Council (CAMECO)