Media Programme Asia

The submissions for the 6th edition of ArtIQulate - “Jobs & Education” are now open!

Future of jobs and education: How are jobs and education being seen in different countries and cultures? What are gender differences in education and jobs that are still persisting, and where is ...education going now that we have AI? What are hiring practices? Which skills are required? Is it mandatory to go to school? What happens if you don't?

Please send in your submissions to this and also other topics via: https://forms.gle/C2gLtKnjWVqo5Ls27

The deadline is Saturday, the 15th of February 2025, end of day.

Journalists from Asia with or without connection to the Adenauer Fellowship are welcome to submit stories, reportages, photo essays, multimedia stories, and suggestions for cover photographs.

Selected submissions will be paid depending on the complexity of the article. Payments will be made after the print is confirmed.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Photo via iStock: Drazen_

We wish all our partners, fellows, colleagues and friends a Merry Christmas and a wonderful start into the new year 2025 🎄🥳🥂 Here’s to continued success and happiness in the year ahead—happy holidays!

Together with COSATT, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Media Programme Asia published the book “South Asian Print Media Crisis - Viewpoints from Seven Countries” this year.

The book offers an overview of the print media crisis in most South Asian countries during and after the pandemic. ...The readers were unable to access newspapers and also not willing to get into physical contact with paper, as many feared that contact with the material could spread the Covid-19 virus. Apart from the already growing migration from offline to online media, the pandemic has futher increased the usage of online media in South Asian countries. Which effects did this have on news outlets and media productions? The book explores the issue on various case studies and analyses in regards to #Bangladesh, #Bhutan, #India, #Maldives, #Nepal, #Pakistan and #SriLanka.

A big Thank You to all authors Anil Giri, Aanifa Hussain, Syeda Ailiya Naqvi, Rudroneel Ghosh, Sugeeswara Senadhira, Tasnuva Alam Ahona, Yam Kumar Poudel as well as Ansgar Graw, Director of the Media Programme Asia and Dr. Pandey Nishchal, Convener of COSATT.

Our photojournalists and photo-enthusiasts have done a fantastic job taking images of our visit to the Petronas Twin Towers during the Adenauer Media Leaders Academy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!

We view the city from above while we see each of our fellows as an individual person who ...contributes to the event with their individual strengths and makes the Adenauer Media Leaders Academy an unique experience. We are grateful to have such experienced and talented photographers and media professionals among our fellows!

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Photo credits:
Ziaul Haque Oisharjh @ziaulhaqueoisharjh
Lisa Marie David @lisamariedav
#SufiWasHere @sufiwashere
Piyas Biswas @piyas_biswas

The fellows of the Adenauer Fellowship during the Adenauer Media Leaders Academy 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The second part of the Adenauer Media Leaders Academy 2024 focussed on visual literacy, among the many AI-topics that we are surrounded by this year, as well as group and team ...building activities outside of the event venue.

The session conduced by Alec Corpuz was about visual literacy and generative AI in visual journalism. It tackled on the role of images in effective storytelling and how bias, conscious or otherwise, affects how images are framed. The session also touched on generative AI use in the context of visual journalism and its effects on documenting stories.

The last part of the event focussed on culture-centric group activities which the participants were able to conduct themselves as well a a visit to the Petronas Twin Towers.

We thank all our participating fellows for their commitment to us and their active engagement with KAS as well as our magazine ArtIQulte, which is currently in the making for its 5th edition! We hope to see you next year again during out events!

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Photo credits:
Sukanta Kumar @sukanta_kumar1
Lisa Marie David @lisamariedav

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The Adenauer Media Leaders Academy took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from the 15th to the 18th of October this year.

This year, we were able to welcome 40 fellows from various countries such as Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, ...and the Philippines in Malaysia 🇲🇾

For the first time, we conducted a full-day workshop and focussed on the use of AI in the newsroom. The workshop started with establishing a basic understanding of Artificial Intelligence and its evolution into the tools and resources being adopted in newsrooms today. We also discussed the ethics of using AI tools and then ultimately worked on some common use-cases of AI tools in content creation. For the practical component, the participants used various tools to research, analyse and process information to draft a news story for two different mediums.

The day ended with a dinner buffet in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s central business district. Despite the heavy rain, many participants were able to explore the city!

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Photo credits:
Alec Corpuz @alec_corpuz
Sukanta Kumar @sukanta_kumar1
Lisa Marie David @lisamariedav
Pau Villanueva @villanuevapau