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
America is pushing the world into China’s embrace
Authors . Opinion pieceAmerica’s flip-flop attitudes and bullying of its European allies have increasingly pushed the world into China’s embrace. Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a striking warning in Davos. “Every day,” he noted, “we are reminded that we live in an era of great-power rivalry, that the rules-based international order is fading, that
Valentine’s day: Love, Hype, and Marketing
Authors . Culture . Media . Opinion pieceEvery February 14th, the world fills with hearts, flowers, and romantic messages. Valentine’s Day is presented as the ultimate celebration of love, but beyond its emotional side, there’s something hard to ignore: it’s one of the dates that moves the most money globally. And not necessarily because love demands it, but because marketing has found
Deutsches Museum, or the place to understand our modern world
Excursions . 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
“M94.5” – a Familiar Name, a New Perspective
ExcursionsBefore visiting, M94.5 already felt strangely familiar to me. I had come across it several times while preparing my stay in Munich, first during my own research on student media opportunities, then at a conference organized at LMU, and later at a Media for U event where the team hosted a stand, strongly recommended by
Journalism as a Public Service: Final reflections on my Professional Communication course
Media . SocietyHey everyone! As this semester is slowly coming to an end, I thought it would be a good moment to look back on what I have learned in my Professional Communication course at LMU Munich. This class was not just about writing a few blog posts. For me, it became a real introduction into the
Walking Through Journalism: From Media Spaces to Meaningful Connections
Germany . Media . Research@IfKW . Student lifeOver 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
Final Blog Post: reflections on media, neutrality and my journey through Bavaria
Authors . Culture . Germany . MediaParticipating in this course offered me a unique opportunity to engage with several Bavarian media companies and dive deep into the world of professional communication. From conducting interviews to producing reportages and opinion pieces, I haven’t just learned the fundamentals of journalism; I have also found a platform to document my ideas and share perspectives
Opinion Piece: Democracy Must Defend Itself
Extremism . Opinion piece . Politics . RomaniaHey everyone! I’m back with another post from my Professional Communication course at LMU. For this final assignment, we were asked to write an opinion piece about a controversial topic that matters beyond our everyday lives. I decided to write about something that deeply affected me personally: the recent presidential election crisis in Romania, where