The Dream of a Connected World

It 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 Read More

The digital divide in public health and safety emergencies deserve attention

Since 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 Read More

Breed Discrimination: The Misunderstood Pit Bulls

Dog 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 Read More

Visit to BR Funkhaus

Within 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 Read More

Visit to Deutsches Museum

The LMU offers a course for exchange students with field trips to get to know the media landscape of Germany and Munich. The first trip within this course was to the press office of Deutsches Museum. The students got to visit the current exhibitions and get to know the work of the press officer. Due Read More

“Don’t always believe what you see on TV”

In todays world, we cant help but believe what we see on tv, read on the internet or see in films. We can all admit that we’re victims of it. It can range from merely a “fun fact” all the way to the global misunderstandings when it comes to a severe misinterpretation with misleading headlines. Read More

Trump’s War on Media

On July 4, 2019 many Americans living in Washington DC were awoken by a sound they had never heard before. Tanks were moving down each of the major streets of the city, and bomber planes were flying overhead. Their destination : the newly rebranded Independence Day celebrations at the Lincoln Memorial. American President Donald Trump Read More

A bad case of Influenca

With all that’s going on in today’s society, one thing that isn’t going anywhere fast is social media. It’s fun, accessible to most and has been wholly accepted by the masses; unfortunately not everything that goes with social media is a positive thing, in fact these days you may be able to name more negatives Read More

Who’s watching?

Imagine this: Standing in a room full of the representatives of your favourite brand and shouting out the country you live in, your native language, the pair of shoes you’ve been eyeing all week long. Well, I’ve been doing this all this time. Just behind my laptop. User privacy and data protection are buzz words Read More

Femmes au foyer désespérée

My German is not the best. I will give you that. Actually my German is quite bad. It will give you that too. But my English is quite good. That, you have to hand me. Actually my fellow Danes and Scandinavians are quite good at English in general, but why? I think the answer is Read More

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