Abortion and Responsibility: Facing the Consequences of Choice
Opinion Piece . Politics & SocietyMy opposition to abortion rests on a principle we apply almost everywhere else in life: responsibility follows from foreseeable consequences. We accept this logic in contexts ranging from driving to property ownership, yet abandon it when the subject turns to sex and pregnancy. Abortion debates often centre on choice, but rarely on what responsibility means
Media Companies are Ruining the Art in Cinema and Television
Opinion PieceScreenshot of the Netflix Website https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros In December Netflix bid to buy Warner Brothers Discovery for $83 billion. When this deal was confirmed, many people were unhappy with this decision. This decision was not well received because of comments made by the Netflix CEO. He mentioned that theatrical releases would not be a top priority
Let Trans People Change Their Titles; This Is About Safety, Not “Special Rights”
Opinion Piece . Politics & SocietyThailand is known as a LGBTQ+ friendly country, and loves to market itself as that. BL couples being on a big billboard in the center of the city, pride flags are everywhere, and recently, same-sex marriage became reality. But one basic right is still being debated overwhelmingly like it’s something luxury. And that is allowing
America is pushing the world into China’s embrace
Authors . Opinion PieceAmerica’s flip-flop attitudes and bullying of its European allies have increasingly pushed the world into China’s embrace. Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a striking warning in Davos. “Every day,” he noted, “we are reminded that we live in an era of great-power rivalry, that the rules-based international order is fading, that
Valentine’s day: Love, Hype, and Marketing
Authors . Culture & Music . Media & Journalism . Opinion PieceEvery February 14th, the world fills with hearts, flowers, and romantic messages. Valentine’s Day is presented as the ultimate celebration of love, but beyond its emotional side, there’s something hard to ignore: it’s one of the dates that moves the most money globally. And not necessarily because love demands it, but because marketing has found
Why AI Tools Should Be Taught as a Basic Skill at Universities — Not Treated as Cheating
Opinion Piece . Student LifeFor many university students today, the word “AI” has quietly become synonymous with suspicion. Course syllabi warn against its use, lecturers issue vague prohibitions, and students are left wondering whether opening an AI tool already counts as cheating. Treating AI tools as academic misconduct, however, is not only unrealistic — it is academically irresponsible. Universities
Opinion Piece: Democracy Must Defend Itself
Opinion Piece . Politics & Society . TravelHey everyone! I’m back with another post from my Professional Communication course at LMU. For this final assignment, we were asked to write an opinion piece about a controversial topic that matters beyond our everyday lives. I decided to write about something that deeply affected me personally: the recent presidential election crisis in Romania, where
Italians are paying for manipulated television
Opinion Piece . Politics & SocietyThe Italian public broadcaster (RAI), which should serve as a neutral, impartial guarantor of the people’s right to information, has been hijacked by political interest, transforming itself into a megaphone often nicknamed “Telemeloni“. Founded in 1924, Radiotelevisione italiana is the country’s largest television provider with an audience share of over 35-42%. It operates 13+ TV
Second-Hand Fashion: against the environmental impact of the textile industry
Authors . Culture & Music . Interview . Media & Journalism . Politics & Society . Science, Health & Environment . TravelThe 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
Feature . Media & JournalismThe 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