Wrapping Up: My Personal and Academic Takeaways

Stepping into the media institutions of Munich was like walking through a portal that connects the past, present, and possible futures of journalism. Through visits to places like the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), the Bayern Pressehaus, and the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL), I came to better understand journalism’s evolving role, not just as a profession, but as a Read More

Bridging information and education: what Media Bayern and the Munich Science Communication Lab teach us

Over the past weeks, I had the opportunity to become familiar with two very different organisations: the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL) and Media Bayern. Both are dedicated to strengthening public knowledge, but in fundamentally different ways: one through science education, the other through media literacy. The MSCL was particularly interesting to me because it challenges the cliché of science Read More

The Press in motion: Touring Munich’s Newsroom

Stepping into the heart of Munich’s media landscape felt like opening a time capsule, while simultaneously looking into the future. Our field trips to the Bayern Pressehaus—home to tz and Münchener Merkur—and the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) printing center were eye-opening journeys into the mechanisms, missions, and challenges of modern journalism. First Stop: Bayern Pressehaus Walking up to the conference room in Bayern Read More

New streets, new stories: my semester in Munich

Halli hallo an alle! My name is Tania, I’m 20 years old, and since last month, I’ve started my life as an exchange student in München, Germany. I am currently studying at the Department of Communication, and I come from a city called Cluj-Napoca (or, in German, Klausenburg), which is located in the heart of Read More