Final Conclusions and Future Outlook

As my time in Munich comes to a close, I find myself looking back at the media landscape I spent the last few months exploring. The Media Institutions in Munich seminar did not just teach me from a textbook. Instead, it pushed me directly into the field. Through site visits to different media companies, talks Read More

Looking Back or rather Looking Forward: Reflections on Bavaria’s Media Landscape

Hello everyone and welcome back to probably my last blogpost about my Media Institutions course. In this post, I will reflect on the semester and focus on the future outlook of the media landscape in Germany. When I chose the seminar Media Institutions in Munich, I expected it to introduce me to some of Bavaria’s Read More

Training the next generation of journalists: Inside of Mediaschool Bayern

More than a media school During our fieldtrip to Mediaschool Bayern in Munich, I expected to see a training facility for aspiring journalists. Instead, I discovered an organization that occupies a unique position between education, journalism, and the German media industry. Our visit was led by Creative Producer Julius Peter, who showed us the different Read More

On Air: M94.5 Mediaschool Bayern

On 16 June, we had another chance to visit Mediaschool Bayern gGmbH, a media institution in Munich behind the student radio station M94.5. To be honest, I didn’t know exactly what to expect before going, but walking into the building felt like stepping straight into a top-tier corporate broadcasting centre. We saw a “Dispo” room Read More

Be Innovative in Media Lab Bayern

I again had a chance to explore the media landscape in Munich! This time, I visited Media Lab Bayern, which is located in Balanstraße. On my way to the Media Lab Bayern, I realized that the streets and buildings were already well organized. Each building has its own number and was arranged by number and Read More

Field Trip 2: Media School Bayern – Educating the Next Generation of Media Professionals

Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog. As part of our Media Institutions in Munich course at LMU, I once again had the opportunity to visit Media School Bayern. Some readers may remember that I already wrote about this organization during my first semester in Munich, when I visited it as part of the Professional Read More

Mediaschool Bayern: A Bridge Between Academia and Industry

Capturing gaming scenes with drones, creating stop-motion animation with digital cameras… For our second excursion, we visited Mediaschool Bayern. Although situated in a quiet neighborhood, the building’s interior was vibrant and brimming with energy. The central workspace was bright and aesthetically pleasing, with staff members actively discussing the day’s media segments against a decorative backdrop Read More

Visiting Mediaschool Bayern

During my first visit to Mediaschool Bayern, I was highly impressed by the state-of-the-art equipment and the maze-like production spaces. Through the campus tour, we explored all the core facilities, including the radio studios, professional meeting rooms, and broadcasting studios. Watching a dog follow us around the whole time and seeing people chatting freely made Read More

Media School: Why Hands-On Is the Way to Go

A chicken hat, half-cut bell peppers on a counter, a dog, a Minion figurine hanging on the wall, and cucumbers used for playing “Gurki Ball” – these are probably not the first things one would expect to find in a training institution for aspiring journalists and media professionals. Yet, these were exactly the kinds of Read More

My visit to Media School Bayern

Walking into Media School Bayern was an eye opener as it was my first time visiting a professional broadcasting hub, and I was amazed by the advanced equipment. The facility features a maze of production spaces. We toured around their campus, where we got to see their podcast studio, professional meeting rooms, complex technical backend Read More

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