Media Forward Fund: Info-Event (German) in Erfurt
Shortly before the start of our next call for applications, we invite you to an in-person info event in the MDR Landesfunkhaus in Erfurt, where we will introduce Media Forward Fund, the funding criteria, and the application process, and provide space for personal exchange.
On the occasion of the upcoming launch of the next application round of our General Funding Line on February 9, 2026, we warmly invite you to our info event at the MDR Landesfunkhaus in Erfurt. The event will offer insights into Media Forward Fund’s funding criteria and application process.
With Christin Bohmann, Editor-in-Chief of MDR, and Ulrike Teschke, former Managing Director of Tagesspiegel Verlag and East Germany Representative of Media Forward Fund, two distinguished leaders in journalism will provide substantive perspectives.
The event will be opened by Regina Lang, Head of Telemedia, NewsCenter, MDR GARTEN, MEDIEN360G, and unicato at MDR, as well as Anne Jacob, Funding Lead at Media Forward Fund.
Preliminary agenda:
- 12:00 pm – Arrival
- 12:25 pm – Welcome by Regina Lang and Anne Jacob
- 12:30 pm – Christin Bohmann, “Close to the ground, impactful, diverse: journalism in times of societal transformation”
- 12:40 pm – Ulrike Teschke, "Insights into challenges faced by media organizations in East Germany"
- 12:50 pm – Media Forward Fund and the upcoming application round
- 1:30 pm – Your questions about the application process
- 2:00 pm – Closing remarks and lunch on site
Can’t make it to Erfurt? No problem – the event will also be streamed online.
Please note: the event will be held in German.