Welcome to All About Me!
Authors . City life . Culture . Media . Research@IfKW . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedHello, My name is Gabrielle Gez but I am much more comfortable with just Gabi. For the most part, only my mother calls me Gabrielle and it is usually used when I am in trouble; so my full name is actually quite intimidating to hear. What am I? Whilst being in Munich where I am
Are we really aware of climate change?
MediaLast April, a part of France experienced frosts that damaged agricultural land, particularly wine-growing land. Such low temperatures were considered as surprising at that time of the year. When they saw images of destroyed crops on television or on the internet, many people expressed the same thought: why are we being told about global warming
Climate is changing. Why aren’t why?
MediaGlobal warming, endangering of species, air pollution, plastic use, ocean contamination, natural disasters, drought… We are constantly bombarded with detailed articles, scientific papers, worrying news and heart-wrenching images of the consequences of climate change worldwide. It has become a rather uncomfortable habit finding such an alarming number of articles on climate change in the media,
Social media and harmful user-generated content: a responsibility that can no longer be ignored
Media . SocietyRecent incidents following the spread of dangerous viral challenges on social media call for an urgent intervention to hold platforms accountable
Canceling “Cancel Culture”: Ja oder Nein?
Culture . Media . SocietyGerüchte, Lügen, Skandale, Kontroversen und viel, viel Drama. Niemand hat gesagt, dass die Welt der Prominenten ein Zuckerschlecken ist, schon gar nicht für die sogenannten “Celebrities”. Ständig im Auge des Sturms, ist ihre Popularität so zerbrechlich wie Glas: Alles, was sie sagen oder tun, kann und wird normalerweise gegen sie verwendet werden. Indem wir die
Think before you tweet & beware before you share
Health . Media . SocietyI firmly believe that everything happens for a reason, but in retrospect, I never imagined that something like this pandemic could take place, not even in my wildest dreams. Since this coronavirus nightmare began, we bumped into a reality we had never faced before. Waking up to this new reality is tough and mentally exhausting,
The Dream of a Connected World
Media . PoliticsIt all began with the dream of a connect world; now this very same dream is setting the world apart. Who can say that has never accepted the terms and conditions of any social platform online without reading it first? I certainly cannot. And, my guess, neither can you. That is why we are completely
The digital divide in public health and safety emergencies deserve attention
Health . MediaSince December 2019, a number of viral pneumonia cases have been detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and as of January 24, 2020, there were confirmed or suspected cases in all regions except Qinghai and Tibet. The disease was named 2019-nCoV by the World Health Organization on 12 January 2020. In recent years, outbreaks of
Breed Discrimination: The Misunderstood Pit Bulls
Culture . Media . Politics . SocietyDog breed discrimination is an epidemic across the globe that causes 1.2 million dogs each year to be euthanized in the United States alone. Pit Bulls arguably tend to receive the worst of breed discrimination. In fact, of the 1.2 million dogs that are euthanized in the United States each year, 40% are Pit Bulls
Visit to BR Funkhaus
Excursions . Media . UncategorizedWithin the course Professional Communication in Munich the students did their second field trip to the broadcasting studios of Bayerischer Rundfunk. There, they got a tour through three of the eight radio studios of BR. One of them was a really big studio which is also used as a concert hall for orchestras and other