What Media Institute in Munich Gave Me
UncategorizedThe Media Institute in Munich course gave me a much deeper understanding of Germany’smedia landscape and how media organizations operate within society. Throughout the course,we had opportunities to visit different institutions and learned about their roles, values, andapproaches to journalism, broadcasting, and media education in both Munich and Germany.Experiencing these organizations firsthand helped me connect
The End of the Exchange, The Start of a New Journey
Authors . Media . Student lifeSitting in the classroom now, my feelings are completely different from the excitement I felt when I first arrived in Munich. To be honest, I am not ready to say goodbye. My experience in the course Media Institutions in Munich, especially the four excursions, has left a profound impression on me. As an exchange student
Looking Back or rather Looking Forward: Reflections on Bavaria’s Media Landscape
Excursions . Germany . MediaHello everyone and welcome back to probably my last blogpost about my Media Institutions course. In this post, I will reflect on the semester and focus on the future outlook of the media landscape in Germany. When I chose the seminar Media Institutions in Munich, I expected it to introduce me to some of Bavaria’s
The Passion That Keeps Journalism Alive
UncategorizedWhen I enrolled in this course, I expected to learn about the German media system through lectures and readings. Instead, I discovered something I had not anticipated. Across every fieldtrip, discussion, and assignment, one common theme stood out: the people behind journalism. What stayed with me most was not a specific technology, business model, or
My Visit to MediaSchool Bayern: Training the Future of Journalism in Germany
UncategorizedWelcome back to my third blog! In this blog I’m going to talk about Mediaschool Bayern or as known as Mediaschool Bayern gGmbH. As an international student from Thailand, visiting MediaSchool Bayern gave me a new perspective on how media education works in Germany as back in Thailand we do not have an institute like
When Everything Is Possible: Inside Radio LORA München
Excursions5.5.2026 Our first excursion to the Munich Media Institutions started in the studio of Radio LORA München on Schwanthalerstraße. Miss Karin Bergs gave a very nice introduction to us and showed us around. At first, I was expecting a typical media organization like some I have visited before, but what I encountered was something far
Visiting Radio LORA Munich: A Different Side of Broadcasting
Germany . Media . Radio Free Europe . UncategorizedAs part of our media institute in Munich class, I have got an opportunity to visit Radio LORA München, a non-commercial and independent community radio station located in the heart of Munich. Unlike mainstream public or private broadcasters, LORA is run mainly by volunteers and focuses on social, cultural, ecological, and political issues. The second
Field Trip 1: Radio LORA – Community Radio, Limited Budget, Unlimited Voices
Excursions . MediaHello everyone, and welcome back to another blog post from my seminar Media Institutions in Munich. This time, we visited Radio LORA, one of Bavaria’s two community radio stations. After exploring several large and well-funded media organizations last semester, this visit offered a completely different perspective on what media production can look like. In this
My Exchange Year Was Too Good, I Had to Do It Twice.
City life . Germany . Student life . UncategorizedHello! My name is Akira Ratiwat, I usually let my international friends call me Akira. I am currently an LMU exchange student from the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. At LMU, I study at the faculty of social science, majoring in media and communication while back in Thailand, I am majoring in media studies at Thammasat
Second Semester in Munich: My Continuing Journey
Culture . Germany . Student life . TravelHello everyone! My name is Ádám Pongrácz, I am an Erasmus+ exchange student from Romania, belonging to the Hungarian minority in Transylvania, and I am currently spending my second semester at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Since I already introduced myself in much more detail in my first blog post last semester, including where I