Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Cambodia has been a prominent supporter of journalism development and journalists' education in Cambodia since 1994. We believe journalism plays a crucial role in promoting democracy and bringing together an inclusive society when every voice is heard. In 2001 KAS Cambodia helped establish the Department of Media and Communication, Cambodia’s first higher education institution that offers a bachelor’s degree in Media Management. KAS Cambodia also helps support young working journalists through various programs including internship opportunities in Cambodia and the region and capacity building training.
Programmes
Bachelor’s Degree in Media Management at DMC
The Department of Media and Communication (DMC) of the Royal University of Phnom Penh is a long-term institutional partner of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. The partnership was established in 2001. The project aims to help produce high-quality and independent journalists in Cambodia by providing full scholarships to Cambodian students to wish to pursue their bachelor’s degree in media and communication at the DMC. One top of the financial support, KAS Cambodia also helps provide technical and human resource support to the department and extracurricular activities to the students of DMC including financial support for internships and training both in Cambodia and abroad.
KAS Young Journalist Traineeship
KAS Young Journalist Traineeship is a 6-month traineeship program for young Cambodians interested in the field of journalism. It is designed to provide an opportunity for journalism enthusiasts to get an overview of media work and hand-on experience on reporting and writing. The selected candidates will be placed to work as a full-time journalist at Cambodia’s most respected and independent newsrooms. The candidates will receive both technical and financial support from KAS Cambodia throughout the program.
KAS Journalism Internship Abroad
KAS Journalism Internship Abroad is a 3-month internship program for Cambodian university students who have strong interest to learn and dive deeper in the field of journalism. The program will help prepare the candidates to be ready journalists in the future. The selected candidates will be placed to work as full-time journalists in our partnered newsrooms outside of Cambodia where they will not only learn about reporting and writing but they will also get to understand the media landscape and how newsrooms outside of Cambodia operate. The candidates will receive both technical and financial support from KAS Cambodia.
News Reporting Pitch
News Reporting Pitch is designed to enable journalists in Cambodia to be able to work on stories that are often underreported and ignored by mainstream media. The program offers financial support for the journalists to conduct field reporting on selected topics. The program also allows young Cambodian journalists to learn and improve their reporting and writing skills from a more experienced foreign journalist as well as promoting intercultural cooperation as the program requires the team consisting of one Cambodian and one foreign journalist to be eligible to apply for the grants.
Read stories supported under the program:
- Rare Orchid Trade in Oral Mountains Linked to Chinese Trational Medicine
- Cambodia's small-scale hydropower offers potential and risk
KAS Journalism Talk
KAS Journalism Talk is a series of panel discussions and experts where we invite veteran journalists and people working in the field of journalism to discuss pressing issues and challenges within journalism in Cambodia. The program aims to provide a platform for journalists to raise the issues and find solutions. It also intends to encourage young Cambodians to discuss journalism and its key role in promoting freedom of speech, freedom of expression and democracy. Most importantly, the program is designed to help media enthusiasts to grow stronger interest in pursuing a career in journalism.
KAS Journalism Workshop
KAS Journalism Workshop is a 2-day extensive training on various journalism-related topics. The program is designed to help Cambodian working journalists improve their reporting skills and journalism knowledge. The program is rigorous and it provides and equips the participants with essential international-recognized and high-standard journalism skills, knowledge and insights to help them become a better journalist.
