Reading Between the Lines: Lessons from Munich Media (Final Blog)
ExcursionsAlfred Hitchcock, the filmmaker, was known for preferring to watch films in dubbed versions in order to focus more closely on images and visual composition. Being part of the Professional Communication course in Munich felt similar in some ways: as I look towards my professional career in the French media sector, I had to picture
Deutsches Museum, or the place to understand our modern world
Excursions . Student lifeThe visit to the Deutsches Museum offered an immersive overview of science, technology, and culture on an exceptional scale. With an impressive diversity of disciplines, from physics and engineering to music and environmental sciences, the museum clearly pursues an ambitious mission: to make complex knowledge accessible, precise, and meaningful for a very broad audience. My
“M94.5” – a Familiar Name, a New Perspective
ExcursionsBefore visiting, M94.5 already felt strangely familiar to me. I had come across it several times while preparing my stay in Munich, first during my own research on student media opportunities, then at a conference organized at LMU, and later at a Media for U event where the team hosted a stand, strongly recommended by
Lost in Translation: Finding a Voice in a German Campus Radio
Feature . MediaThe first thing I didn’t understand was a joke. The speaker made a remark about student radio culture. The room laughed immediately. I smiled a second too late, trying to catch the tone rather than the meaning. Around me, pens were already moving again, notebooks filled with bullet points and arrows. The information session for
Süddeutsche Zeitung – a resilient behemoth of print journalism
ExcursionsVisiting Süddeutsche Zeitung’s printing plant was both inspiring and insightful, revealing how the company sees the future of newspapers and how the physical printing process actually works. We began with a briefing from an SZ executive, who walked us through the paper’s history and influence with the help of an old introductory video. From the
Where Technology Meets Emotion: Livestreaming and the Future of Concerts – A Dialogue with Cyril Zajac
Interview . MediaFor my master thesis on livestreaming and the music industry, I used this assignment as an opportunity to interview Cyril Zajac, CEO of Omnilive. What followed was a conversation about his own professional journey, the shifting logic of digital broadcasting, and moreover the strategic place livestreaming occupies in today’s entertainment landscape. Professional Trajectory and the
Munich Science Communication Lab : Let’s protect science !
ExcursionsThis joint initiative (uniting Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Deutsches Museum, Naturkunde Museum Bayern, SNSB – Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, Helmholtz Munich, Mediaschool Bayern, and Technische Universität München) has a clear goal: to protect science. SCL’s purpose is to make scientific information clear and accessible to the public; to that end, they run open calls, workshops, exhibitions, and
Bayerischer Rundfunk : Between tradition and novelty
ExcursionsDuring our visit to Bayerischer Rundfunk on 23 October 2025, we stood at what felt like a breaking point between tradition and novelty. Walking through the building and listening to our kind guide full of stories, it was clear that history had been made within these walls, some of which survived the second world war.
Munich, here I am !
Student lifeBonjour à tous, My name is Liam, I come from France. I grew up around Paris, in a small town of fewer than 800 inhabitants. Over the years, I’ve studied in a few French cities, such as Versailles and Lyon, discovering new environments each time. Even though those destinations were not entirely imposed, they were