The Organiser

Let’s dance for press freedom!

The Concordia press club is the oldest press club in the world. Since 1859, the “Concordia", as it is commonly known, has been working as a non-profit, membership-based organisation to promote quality, independent journalism in Austria.

Concordia stands for independent journalism in the public interest. Already in 1859, its founders stood up in support of press freedom, human rights and the rights of journalists and writers, and saw themselves as the "moral compass" of the profession.

Ever since its creation, the Concordia has been promoting high professional standards in journalism, contributing to discussions about media policy issues, running numerous initiatives and projects to support its members, and serving as a place for exchange and networking.
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Since 1863, the Concordia press club has welcomed to its annual Concordia Ball journalists, editors, publishers, and writers from all over the world, together with all those who value independent journalism, to spend an evening together, talking or dancing, in a grand and unique celebration of press freedom.