Final Blog: What This Course Taught Me About Journalism and Myself
Authors . Media & Journalism . Student LifeBefore this course, I tended to understand journalism as something only related to articles, news or online contents. I knew media was powerful, but never really aware how many layers existed behind what we consume everyday. This course completely shifted that for me, especially through the past field trips and real world exposure to different
Final Conclusions and Farewell
Authors . Student LifeLooking back at this course and the field trips we undertook, I realize that my understanding of professional journalism has become both more concrete and more complex. Through visits to media institutions, educational settings, and science communication spaces, journalism gradually turned into something live and practiced. One of the strongest impressions came from visiting Bayerischer
Deutsches Museum, or the place to understand our modern world
Munich Media Landscape . Student LifeThe visit to the Deutsches Museum offered an immersive overview of science, technology, and culture on an exceptional scale. With an impressive diversity of disciplines, from physics and engineering to music and environmental sciences, the museum clearly pursues an ambitious mission: to make complex knowledge accessible, precise, and meaningful for a very broad audience. My
Walking Through Journalism: From Media Spaces to Meaningful Connections
Media & Journalism . Research@IfKW . Student Life . TravelOver the course of this journey, professional journalism has unfolded before me not as a fixed profession, but as a dynamic practice constantly negotiating between social responsibility, institutional constraints, technological change, and audience expectations. Through academic research, field trips, and direct encounters with media institutions, I have come to understand journalism not only as a
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
The Brand-Journalist Era
Media & Journalism . Munich Media Landscape . Student Life . TravelMunich was swallowed by a thick fog on the day I headed to Ismaning. Located just outside the city center, this area felt like a quiet, mysterious “media island.” Inside the Media School Bayern, the next generation of storytellers is being forged. It isn’t a typical ivory tower of theory; it is a non-profit powerhouse
Chasing a Place to Call Home: Student’s Housing Struggle in Munich
Munich & City Life . Politics & Society . Student Life . TravelFor almost two months, Cécilia searched relentlessly for a place to live in Munich. She attended more than 30 apartment viewings, both online and in person, before finally securing a room in a three-person shared flat. The rent was around 800 euros per month per person — far from cheap, but a relief after weeks
Narrative interview: Betty and her international family
Culture & Music . Interview . Student Life . TravelHey everyone! I’m back with another post from my Professional Communication course at LMU. This time the task was to conduct an interview, and since I’m on exchange, I decided to make it with a friend who had experienced living abroad too. This weekend I visited the International School of Mission in Altötting, and during
【Interview】From Shanghai Buzz to Delft Breeze: My Best Friend Yan’s Exchange Adventures
Interview . Munich & City Life . Student LifeWhen I think of friendships that brighten my life, Yan is always the first person who comes to mind. We met during the stressful months of preparing for our postgraduate entrance exams, supporting each other through countless long nights of studying. Now she is experiencing a completely different kind of life as a graduate exchange
Xiong’s here!
Authors . Student LifeHello dear all! I’m Xiong Run, a bachelor’s student majoring in International Journalism at Renmin University of China. German is my second foreign language, and I’d like to get more practice with it during my exchange semester. Besides, I’m basically here for cars, beer, and football, the specialties of Germany, huh? I’m a huge fan