Second-Hand Fashion: against the environmental impact of the textile industry
Authors . Climate Change . Culture . Interview . Media . Media influence . Science . Society . SpainThe environmental impact refers to the effects that human activities have on the natural environment. Although these effects can sometimes be positive, most human actions generate serious damage to ecosystems. One of the industries with the greatest environmental footprint is the textile sector, whose impact extends across the entire life cycle of garments, from the
Lost in Translation: Finding a Voice in a German Campus Radio
Culture . Media . Student life . UncategorizedThe 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
Reportage about the Oktoberfest: Traditional celebration, or an overpriced festival?
Culture . Food . Germany . TravelHey everyone! I’m back with another post from my Professional Communication course at LMU. For this assignment, we were asked to write a reportage about a topic in our environment that raises a question or shows an issue. Since I’m currently on exchange in Munich, I decided to finally go to Oktoberfest, something I had
Narrative interview: Betty and her international family
Culture . Germany . Interview . Music . Student life . TravelHey everyone! I’m back with another post from my Professional Communication course at LMU. This time the task was to conduct an interview, and since I’m on exchange, I decided to make it with a friend who had experienced living abroad too. This weekend I visited the International School of Mission in Altötting, and during
The Power of Communication in Science: Lessons from the MSCL
Authors . City life . Climate Change . Culture . Excursions . Germany . Health . Media . Opinion piece . Research@IfKW . Science . UncategorizedSometimes, learning doesn’t happen in a lab or on a field trip it happens in a classroom, when someone manages to connect science to real life. That’s exactly what happened during our session with Bernhard Goodwin, executive director of the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL). I’ll admit, before that day I had never heard of
BR- Bayerischer Rundfunk: Discovering the World Behind the Microphone
Culture . Excursions . Germany . Interview . MediaOur field trip to Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) turned out to be one of those days that start as “just another school visit” but end up changing how you see things. I didn’t expect to enjoy a radio station visit that much . By the end of the day, I found myself genuinely impressed by how
The far reaches of Journalism in a German landscape
City life . Culture . Germany . Media . Media influence . Opinion piece . Politics . SocietyBy Ollie Standen Media, in general, is defined as “the means of communication, such as radio and television, newspapers, magazines, and the internet, that reach or influence people widely” (Dictionary.com, 2018). Journalism, as a major branch of the media, plays a crucial role in informing and educating the public through these various channels. From a
Journalism: the Sleeping Giant
Culture . Germany . Media . Opinion pieceThis semester’s “Media Institutions in Munich” seminar has been more than just a series of visits; it’s been a profound immersion, offering a clear view into the beating heart of Bavarian news. From the innovation of Media School Bayern to the political views of Süddeutsche Zeitung and the local emphasis of Münchner Merkur, each stop
SZ’s reach within the German landscape
City life . Climate Change . Culture . Germany . Media . Opinion pieceBy Ollie Standen The Suddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) is a Bavarian based newspaper founded in 1945 and is one of the largest newspapers in Germany. The tonality of the newspaper shifts towards a centre-left, liberal stance on politics and views, with readers being typically more educated fitting the A, B and C1 readership demographic. Media organisations
Media Narratives in Contrast
City life . Culture . Germany . Media . Opinion piece . Politics . SocietyBy Ollie Standen Throughout the past two week, the group visited the TZ/Merkur and the SZ media organisations to see how the paper and online media world functioned in Germany. Both papers cover international, national and regional news stories with reports being printed on the daily or updated every minute on their websites. The TZ/Merkur