Mr. Thomas Bernd Stehling

Thomas Bernd Stehling , KAF's director for media projects in Asia lauded the collective efforts of the region's press leaders and expressed optimism about the council's role in the region.

KAF is privileged to be part of their historic moment for development of journalism practice in the region , Stehling said.

Macasaet , the first elected chairman of CAPPI , said that the new networking between institutes will enable all council members to maximally share their individual resourses with each other.

CAPPI is open to all press and broadcast organizations involved in training.

Major funding groups like UNESCO and the Freedom Forum have expressed support for CAPPI's organization and activities.

The meeting venue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia also gave CAPPI officials and its sponsoring partner KAF's Asian Media Project Director Thomas Stehling, the opportunity to interact with over 30 Cambodian editors and journalists.Cambodian press representatives were given the chance to study different organizational structures and directions of various press institutes in the region.

A significant breakthrough is the partnership forged by funding agencies KAF and UNESCO in the development of journalism in Cambodia.UNESCO representative Wijayananda Jayaweera had extended his invitation to KAF's Asian Media Project to utilize the existing facilities of UNESCO-funded Cambodian Communication Institute (CCI) in Phnom Penh for KAF future training seminars.

At the same time, Stehling noted, "no donor institution can do everything.We need an exchange of ideas.Cooperating with other agencies like UNESCO for common goals of training journalists maximizes resources for optimum results.

Stehling also pledged to CAPPI its continuing support in the training of trainers and journalist and setting up of training schools such as the recently establishment of the Konrad Adenauer Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines and the planned KAF Journalism School at the Hong Kong University in China.

Information Minister Lu
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Cambodian Information Minister Lu Lay Sreng welcomed by KAF Media Director Thomas B. Stehling (R) and KAF Cambodia Representative Peter Koeppinger (L)
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Thomas Bernd Stehling, Asian Media Project director reiterated KAF's commitment to provide training support for journalists as Cambodia enters this challenging crossroad in its history.

The Cambodian print media is lead by Rasmei Kampuchea, the largest Cambodian daily newspaper, The Cambodia Daily, leading English daily and Popular Magazine.

Other media organizations represented were Momakseka Khmer, Chakrarwal News, Evening News, Sereipheap Newspaper, Khmer News, Domnoeung Thmei, Khmer Amatak News, Snehacheat News, Sankrous Cheat, Indradevi Magazine, Liberty News, The Sakarach Thmei News, Oudam Katek Khmer, Prolaeung Cheat, Sun newspapers, Chalanathei newspaer, Kolthida Magazine, B&W Newspaper, The Voice of Khmer Youth.Non-governmental organizations like the Women's Media Centre and International news agencies Associated Press, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Reuters are participated.

The editors and journalists, mostly in their 40s, expressed a strong desire to form a press organization.
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by Thomas Bernd Stehling, KAF Director of Asian Media Project

Thomas Bernd Stehling , director of the KAF's Asian Media Project who serves as an adviser to the ANN , said the ANN executives agreed to hold a series of conferences jointly with the Foundation this year.

Among those planned are the Young Leaders' Forum in Bangkok in autumn and a conference on the impact of global mergers in the media sector.

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In Kathmandu, Konrad Adenauer Foundation Asian Media Project director Thomas Stehling announced Konrad Adenauer Foundation will offer fellowships for participants in the first year of the programme.
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CAPPI's work is strongly supported by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Asian Media Project headed by Mr Stehling.Mr Stehling spoke of the linkages between Konrad Adenauer Foundation's support for CAPPI, the Konrad Adenauer Center for Journalism and the Asian News Network in developing professional and independent news media.