Is Thailand democratic country?
Media & Journalism . Politics & SocietyThailand is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy that was ruled by a King who also served as the head of the country. In a democratic society, everyone has an equal right to free speech and expression; moreover, the diversity of viewpoints is essential to the development of a nation and society into one
It’s about our rights
Media & Journalism . Politics & Society‘Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for All Other Human Rights’ – The World Press Freedom Day 2023 Before I go any further, and even though it might be too late, I’d like to celebrate World Press Freedom Day and thank all those who have long fought for the freedom
No country has more journalists in prison than China 📰🔇
Media & Journalism . Politics & SocietyIn the 2022 World Press Freedom Index, the biggest drop this year was in Hong Kong Reporters Without Borders, which has long focused on global press freedom issues, released its 2022 World Press Freedom Index, describing the trend of global press freedom over the past year as “a new era of divergence”. According to the
Is the internet the problem?
Authors . Media & Journalism . Politics & SocietyWhen I learned about the Press Freedom Index, I was interested and surprised that their was such a useful and interesting website full of information, that as a Communication major, I had no idea about. So from there I began to explore this resource that was so new to me to try to understand its
Not all goodbyes are an end
Authors . Culture & Music . Munich & City Life . Politics & Society . Student Life . TravelUnfortunately, my Erasmus program is almost at the end and if I could, I would have gone back to the start. It last 6 months but, in my head, they were just few days. I had made amazing friends and had a great time living in a new, big, and exciting city. And now I
A Messy New Year!
Munich & City Life . Politics & Society . Science, Health & EnvironmentAt the end of every year we wish to each other a happy start to the new one. But does it really start that happily? Of course everybody wants to welcome the new year in a big style – with lot of firework displays. They are beautifully colorful and memorable. However, there might be also different
Roe V. Wade overruled
Politics & SocietyOn June 24 of 2022, the Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade was overturned, ending nearly 50 years of federal protection for abortion rights and access in the United States. That summer, demonstrations erupted across the country in protest of the new ruling (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization). This report delve into the aftermath
Creativity’s positive impact on humans – more important now than ever?
Culture & Music . Politics & SocietyIn a time of 5 seconds tik tok-clips, influencers and hours of screen time, lots of people seem to experience increasing stress levels and mental health issues because of social media. In the 2016 published book Depress Anxiety- Association between Social Media Use and Depression among U.S. Young Adults, study shows that social media use
Venice: between fairytale and nightmare
Culture & Music . Munich & City Life . Politics & Society . Travel“There is a glorious City in the Sea.The Sea is in the broad, the narrow streets,Ebbing and flowing; and the salt sea-weedClings to the marble of her palaces.No track of men, no footsteps to and fro,Lead to her gates. The path lies o’er the Sea,Invisible; and from the land we went,As to a floating City
Should We Dive into “Involution” or just “Lie Flat”?
Politics & SocietyChinese people, especially those born in the 90s and millennium, are now living in a hyper-competitive society, working hard to get better diplomas and well-paid jobs. It seems that this rat race has started since the moment they were born. “I well remember that my weekends in primary school were taken up with cram schools.