Markus Kaiser
Contributions
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Balkanska Ženska Akademija 2024
Are you a woman seeking to break the gender barriers of politics in the Western Balkans? Are you ready to create change in your community or your country? The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom invites applications for "BAZA – Balkanska Ženska Akademija 2024". This pioneering three-month empowerment program aims to equip women with the necessary skills and knowledge to assert their political ambitions and facilitate gender equality in our societies.
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Supporting Quality Journalism to Safeguard Democracy
Are journalists still the fourth branch of power, or have they become vicarious agents of the powerful? How should media professionals deal with politics and with politicians when PR is oftentimes perceived to be more important than substance? Is a good story an instrument to transfer a message to the reader, or a goal in itself which brings appreciation and prizes to journalists?
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Playing with fire
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have been boiling up again since last week. The trigger was a suspected terrorist attack by Kosovo Serbs in northern Kosovo, which is interpreted diametrically differently by the Serbian and Kosovar sides. This is not the first time in the relationship between Serbia and its former southern province that an event has been perceived or instrumentalized in completely different ways.
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FNF supported short film “Istina” nominated for student Oscars
The short film “Istina”, which was supported by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, has been nominated for the 50th Student Academy Awards/Student Oscars®. The film tells the story of a photojournalist from Belgrade who is threatened by right-wing extremist thugs and flees to Germany with her daughter. For the young film team around director Tamara Denić and producer Christian Siée, this is a dream come true.
