ENDLESS SUMMER IS COMING

Warmest 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 Read More

Self Introduction 2

Name 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 Read More

Press freedom in Colombia: A restricted right

“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 Read More

Venezuela: Refusing Censorship

In 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 Read More

Climate Change: A focus on wildfires

Summer 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 Read More

Cold truth to a warm world: interpretations on global warming in different cultures

Extinction of wild animals, environmental degradation, higher sea level, rising temperature, extreme weather, and Climate change affects millions of lives, humans, and wild animals. Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying. However, there are varied points of view on this crisis. Or the danger of the climate change crisis depends on one’s perspective. Differences in Read More

Rainy day in Munich? Oh I wish, said Czechia

Every (summer semester) Erasmus student experienced unpredictable weather in Munich. You walk out of your apartment, it is raining cats and dogs, get out of the U-Bahn, and suddenly sweat in the sun at Marienplatz. It could be pretty annoying, but it makes this city so fresh and green. My parents are always jealous when Read More

What is happening to Swiss press freedom?

If Switzerland’s relation to its media representatives were to be described in a relationship status, it would probably be: “It is complicated”. On the occasion of the “World Press Freedom Day” on the 3rd of May 2022, the international NGO “Reporter ohne Grenzen” (RSF) published a new ranking of countries based on their conditions for Read More

ELI-s with inverted roof-KA

My name is Eliška, or maybe it would be easier to write Elishka so you can pronounce it better. My Instagram name is Eli_pol, so many people call me by that nickname. It is a combination of my name and surname (Polejová). I come from Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. Not Czechoslovakia Read More

The 26th place for France

Every year, the association called “Reporters sans frontières” (Reporters without borders) publishes a ranking relative to press freedom. The association defines press freedom as “the effective possibility for journalists, as individuals and as collectives, to select, produce and disseminate information in the public interest, independently of political, economic, legal and social interference, and without threat Read More

1 51 52 53 54 55 92