World · East Asia & Pacific · 3 hrs ago
Busan hosts German journalists to showcase the city
Busan is hosting 12 German journalists as part of a city diplomacy initiative by the Busan Global City Foundation.
The group also includes one representative from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
During their visit, which runs through October 25, they are visiting places linked to Busan’s maritime, peace and cultural tourism sectors.
They are also meeting media organizations, including Busan English Broadcasting, and have discussed youth, the sea and media at a talk event.
The aim is for the journalists to share their view of Busan with international audiences through their reporting.
The foundation says it hopes they will describe the city’s appeal and value in their own words and from their own experience.
The Busan Global City Foundation has invited German journalists to visit Busan as part of a city diplomacy project.
The visit includes 12 journalists from the German Journalists Network and one representative of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
The journalists are visiting sites related to Busan’s maritime affairs, peace, culture and tourism.
They are also meeting media organizations, including Busan English Broadcasting, to share the city’s stories with international audiences.
The visit is scheduled to run through October 25.
- Who
- Twelve journalists from the German Journalists Network and one representative of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
- What
- They are visiting Busan to report on the city as part of a media-focused city diplomacy project.
- When
- The visit runs through October 25, 2026.
- Where
- Busan, South Korea.
- Why
- To introduce Busan’s appeal and value to international readers and listeners.
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The foundation held a talk concert at the cultural complex Domohun on youth, maritime affairs and media.
The foundation announced the visit by German journalists and said it would continue through October 25.
The journalists are visiting Busan sites and meeting media organizations.
- Journalists
- 12 members of the German Journalists Network
- Foundation representative
- 1 person from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation
- Visit end date
- October 25, 2026
- Project
- 2026 Media-Focused City Diplomacy Project
- Media organization
- Busan English Broadcasting (BeFM)
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What people are saying
We hope the German journalists will visit Busan and express its appeal and value through their own experiences and languages.