In China，it’s difficult to talk about “News Freedom”.
Uncategorized“Freedom of the press refers to the right of the media and citizens to interview, write, report, release and accept news, establish media, publish and distribute media products through the Constitution or relevant laws and regulations.” I want to talk about it through an example. Recently, the epidemic situation in Shanghai was very serious, and the
My self-introduction-Here is JIA Yuxuan~
UncategorizedHere is JIA Yuxuan,You can call me Xuan. I come from China and I am 24 years old.AS a postgraduate student study at FUDAN University. Unfortunately, due to the epidemic in Shanghai, I failed to get my visa and missed the chance to go to Munich. Now I can only take classes remotely from Shanghai (Sadly
Plastic Pandemic
Climate ChangeWhen we think of the cause of climate change, many come up with the use of fossil fuels. It is true that this is the number one cause, but another factor we easily neglect is the use of plastic. According to a research from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS), 8.4 million tons of
The Ugly Truth of Thai press
Uncategorized“Press” and “Freedom” are the two things that should always coexist. One of the most important function of the press is to checks and balances, making sure that no one person or department, namely the government, has absolute control over decisions. Unfortunately, centralization of power has developed into one of the most problematic conflict ever
It’s me again!
UncategorizedHallo: one of the 10 words I know in German even after spending one whole semester in Munich. I use it a lot. My name Is Michelle Gutiérrez, though through my Erasmus I’ve gained a couple of nicknames: Obama, Miguel and Marcel. You can choose any of those. I was born and raised in Barquisimeto,
ENDLESS SUMMER IS COMING
UncategorizedWarmest May in Spain Spain faces the earliest heat wave in history. On Wednesday 18th of May Spain is going toexperience an “important warm episode” which would be the first one in May. It is expected thatfrom Wednesday till Saturday the temperatures will not stop raising, achieving temperatures10o-15o higher than usual. The earliest official heat
Self Introduction 2
UncategorizedName My name is Rubén, but people call me in such different ways: Rubens (like the painter), Ru or even U-bahn. Why U-bahn? A friend of mine found funny that non-spanish speakers cannot pronouncemy name correctly (with the rolled R at the beginning), so she started introducing me as U-bahn so people could understand and
Press freedom in Colombia: A restricted right
Uncategorized“Freedom of the press is equivalent to the thermometer of democracy. With greater freedom of the press, greater democracy”, said Juan Camilo Hernández, director of the Social Communication and Journalism Program. Even though press freedom is a fundamental right stated in the Political Constitution of Colombia, journalism has historically been abused in the country (University
Venezuela: Refusing Censorship
UncategorizedIn recent years, the Venezuelan government has implemented actions against the media and non-governmental organizations that translate into censorship measures and limitations on access to public information. The powers, especially the judiciary, are used as a barrier that prevents citizens from having access to data related to the management of State resources and other issues
Climate Change: A focus on wildfires
Climate ChangeSummer is coming in Munich and people are already invading the green grass of the English Garden, playing flunky ball in their colourful swimsuits to enjoy the nice weather. The sun shines and it is hard to believe that Munich is as warm as my hometown these days; on Friday the temperature will reach 31