20 December 2009, Pristina – SEENPM published and widely distributed an e-directory of useful contacts in Kosovo to news outlets in and beyond South East Europe. The document incorporating data on governmental offices, international organizations, political parties, embassies, media outlets and other institutions was produced by the Kosovo Media Institute in the framework of a project supported by the Balkan Trust for Democracy. The e-directory is a unique resource material which facilitates correspondents to gather information from multiple sources and write in-depth stories about Kosovo. >>

15 December 2009, Sarajevo - The South East European Network for Professionalization of Media celebrated its 10th anniversary December 12, 2009 in Sarajevo. The next day the Network held its General Assembly meeting with the participation of the representatives of 14 out of its 17 members. As applicant for SEENPM membership, Media Center Caglavica (Kosovo) was also present. The General Assembly adopted the annual narrative and financial reports presented by program director, Sándor Orbán. The participants discussed the situation of the Network and the individual member centers, and gave an overview of the state of media in each SEENPM country. >>

30 November 2009, Podgorica - In collaboration with UNESCO and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe(OSCE), SEENPM organized national roundtable discussions on media self-regulation and newsroom ombudsman mechanism in  seven SEE countries and Turkey in October and November. The goal of the events was to support European standards in media, to establish effective, functioning self-regulatory mechanisms and to create a network of interested and expert contributors. The series of roundtables was part of a two-and-half year project which is funded by the European Commission and implemented by UNESCO. The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media provided additional support to the project by sponsoring the participation of international experts in the events. >>

16 October 2009, Sarajevo - Forty journalists and editors from leading South East European media outlets agreed that the region needs the media to shape its new image and promote the highest possible professional standards. They also emphasized the importance of increased networking among journalists and  supported existing media networks. The conclusion was reached at the end of a workshop 'Building a New South East Europe – Role and Potential of the Media' organized in Sarajevo by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat, with support of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the meeting SEENPM was represented by Sándor Orbán, director of the Network, Ioana Avadani, director of the Center for Independent Journalism (Bucharest), and Boro Kontic, director of Mediacentar Sarajevo. >>

7 October, 2009, Madrid  - Upon the initiative of Access Info  40 organisations  sent an open letter to the Council of Europe's new Secretary General Thorbjoern Jagland calling for follow up to the commitment made by member states at a meeting held in Reykjavik in May 2009 to review the impact of counter-terror laws on freedom of expression and access to information. The letter - also signed by SEENMP - will be on the agenda of the next meeting of the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on Media and New Communication Services (CDMC) on 20-23 October. Access Info will continue to press for action on the promises made in Reykjavik. >>

July 4, 2009, Pristina - The South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) organized a five-day study visit for ten senior editors and correspondents from five countries to Kosovo June 29-July 3, 2009. The tour was part of the project Promoting Quality Reporting on Kosovo in South East Europe by Exchange of Media Professionals, implemented with funds made available through the Balkan Trust for Democracy. The main aim of this project is to support the enhancement of the quality of reporting on Kosovo in the countries of South East Europe, and give senior reporters and newsroom decision makers a first-hand experience related to developments in Kosovo one and a half year after the declaration of independence. >>

June 7, 2009, Oslo - More than 500 journalists, writers, activists and artists from over 103 countries converged in Oslo, Norway June 1 – 6, 2009 for the Global Forum on Freedom of Expression (GFFE). Through network meetings, including the general meeting of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), seminars, trainings and festival events, participants wholeheartedly delved into global free expression issues. As an IFEX member, the South East European Network for Professionalization of Media was represented at the general meeting by director Sándor Orbán. At the Forum Orbán also participated in a panel titled ‘Assimilation, Interculturalism and the Media’ >>

June 1, 2009, Reykjavík - The need to prepare the public for the challenges of the new forms of media and social communication tools was the overarching topic of the 7th Ministerial Conference of the Council of Europe on the media, organized in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 28-29 May. The participants - representatives of the ministries responsible for media and new communication services, media developers, practitioners of the media, representatives of the media industry, freedom of expression activists and academics - discussed the new notion of media in the context of the technological development and globalization. They analyzed the impact of new media on the freedom of expression and information and explored the opportunity of new regulations. They also acknowledged the place of the community media in increasing the social participation to the public debate. >>