Takeaways from Munich’s Media Landscape and AI Horizons

Rethinking Journalism’s Future In the past semester, I had the opportunity to explore Munich’s media institutions, spanning visits to Media School Bayern, Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), and TZ/Münchner Merkur. It revealed a dynamic but uneven media ecosystem grappling with deep technological shifts. What began as a curiosity about media education evolved into a broader reflection on Read More

Media Literacy in the Misinformation Age

In today’s information-saturated world, Munich is positioning itself as a hub for media literacy education. From grassroots training platforms to legacy newsrooms, institutions across the city are striving to equip citizens, especially our youths, with the skills to critically assess information and resist misinformation. But the effort requires more than good intentions, it requires systemic Read More

German Science Education: A Critical Reflection

In the past weeks, I had the opportunity to visit the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL) The academic visit offered a compelling case study of how research-based evaluation transforms science communication into an educational practice within Germany. Unlike many initiatives that treat evaluation as an end-stage task, MSCL embeds it across the entire process, treating formative, process, Read More

A Rare opportunity to visit Munich’s Printhouses

Hello! In the past two weeks, I had the opportunity to visit two of Munich’s media institutions – the TZ Merkur Presshouse and the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) Printhouse. Back in Singapore, I have never had the chance to visit such an establishment to learn about how newspapers are printed, hence being able to visit these places during my Read More