News – M100 SANSSOUCI COLLOQUIUM

Lord Mayor of Potsdam Mike Schubert is the new chairman of the M100 Board.

Potsdam 12.04.2019. The Lord Mayor of the state capital Potsdam, Mike Schubert, has taken over the chairmanship of the M100 Advisory Board. Yesterday he invited for the first time to a joint advisory board meeting in the city hall of Potsdam. Dagmar Rosenfeld, Editor-in-Chief of DIEWELT, was also welcomed to the M100 Advisory Board for the first time. M100 as a top-class platform for quality journalism, democratic discourse and freedom of the press and opinion in Europe has become an integral part of Potsdam’s calendar of events. read more Lord Mayor of Potsdam Mike Schubert is the new chairman of the M100 Board.

Many thanks to Lord Mayor Jann Jakobs for 14 years M100

Potsdam 24.10.2018. M100 thanks Potsdam’s departing Lord Mayor Jann Jakobs for his continuous and persistent support of the M100 Sanssouci Colloquium as a highlight event of the city of Potsdam. As a founding member, Lord Mayor Jakobs played a major role in developing the M100 idea in 2005 and, as Chairman of the Advisory Board, he has been involved in the event’s development over the past 14 years.

M100 Media Award 2018 with Jann Jakobs, Ines Pohl, Deniz Yücel, Christian Lindner and Moritz van Dülmen

M100 2018 – All speeches online

Potsdam, 5.Oktober 2018: From now on you will find the opening speech of the M100 Sanssouci Colloquium by former US ambassador John Kornblum, the greeting by Potsdam’s Lord Mayor Jann Jakobs, the main political speech by FDP Chairman Christian Lindner, the laudation by Ines Pohl as well as the acceptance speech by M100 Media Award laureate Deniz Yücel online.

ALEX Feature of the M100 Sanssouci Colloquium & M100 Media Award 2018

Berlin, 28.09.2018: ALEX Berlin is a cross-media community channel that accompanied the M100 Sanssouci Colloquium 2019. During the conference, the team conducted interviews and filmed contributions of the M100 participants. Find here the video “Status quo of press freedom in Germany, Europe and worldwide – is our democracy in danger?”, published on YouTube.

M100 Sanssouci Colloquium 2018 with Strong Impulses for a Democratic Europe / M100 Media Award for Deniz Yücel

Potsdam, 19 September 2018: The German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel receives this year’s M100 Media Award with standing ovations, FDP Federal Chairman, Christian Lindner, gives the main political speech, Ines Pohl, Editor-in-Chief of Deutsche Welle, the laudation.

Christian Lindner is Keynote Speaker at the M100 Media Award

Potsdam, 05.09.2018 On the occasion of the presentation of this year’s M100 Media Award in Potsdam on September 18, FDP Chairman Christian Lindner will give the main political speech. The winner of the award is the journalist Deniz Yücel, who spent a year in Turkish custody without charge for his critical reporting.

Deniz Yücel receives M100 Media Award 2018

Potsdam, August 21, 2018. The international media conference M100 honours the German-Turkish journalist for his courageous and incorruptible work and at the same time aims to remind of all journalists imprisoned in Turkey. The laudator is the editor-in-chief of Deutsche Welle Ines Pohl.

Ex-Ambassador John Kornblum gives the opening speech at the M100 Sanssouci Colloquium

Potsdam, 01/08/2018. The former Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany, John Kornblum, will open the M100 Sanssouci Colloquium with his speech on September 18, 2018.

The M100YEJ participants 2018 are selected!

Potsdam, 16 July 2018. More than 70 highly qualified young journalists from Europe, the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) and Russia have applied for the M100YEJ 2018. The 25 selected participants can expect a diverse programme at the interface of web video, social networks and political education. read more The M100YEJ participants 2018 are selected!

Save the Date!

On 18 September 2018, the Sanssouci Colloquium brings together Europe`s top editors, commentators and media owners alongside key public figures to assess the role and impact of the media in international affairs. Find here the review of the Sanssouci Colloquium 2017.