Inside the Media School of Bavaria: A Hands-On Path into Journalism
ExcursionsOur visit to the Media School of Bavaria offered an insightful look into a unique and practical approach to journalism education. Unlike traditional universities or colleges, the Media School of Bavaria operates as a non-profit organisation with a clear mission: to invest in young people and prepare them for real careers in media. What makes
The Theremin, the Planes and the Power of Communication
Excursions . UncategorizedMy experience at the Deutsches Museum was both interesting and unexpected. I began the field trip with relatively low expectations and even some confusion about how a museum focused on science and technology could relate to journalism. However, as the visit progressed, those doubts quickly disappeared. We were guided by a friendly curator named Abina,
Media School Bayern: What It Really Means to Learn Media by Doing
Media . Media influenceVisiting Media School Bayern was not just a field trip — it felt like stepping into a real, working media organization. Before going in, I unconsciously imagined something very “academic”: classes, assignments, maybe some simulated projects. But what I encountered was much closer to a newsroom and a production studio than to a traditional classroom.
Printing Media never die, I hope
ExcursionsThere is always a popular opinion saying that printing media has died, or at least will give way to digital media in the near future. There is no denying that digitalization has reshaped our reading habits and pushed traditional newspapers into a tight corner. But I still prefer the tactile, structured, and irreplaceable experience of
Field Trip 3: Süddeutsche Zeitung – Visiting a printing house, which will NOT become a museum in a few years
Excursions . GermanyHey everyone! I’m back again with another post from my Professional Communication course at LMU. This time we visited the printing house of Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) in Munich, and honestly, I was surprised how alive and busy everything still is. Our guide was Michael. He began the tour with a clever remark: some people assume
Old press & new pressures: Experiencing Süddeutsche Zeitung up close
Authors . Excursions . MediaWalking into the huge, loud space of the printing hall, I was struck by the scale and speed of the operation in Druckhaus Süddeutsche Zeitung. Our latest field trip gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how a traditional newspaper is trying to find its place in the digital age. We met one of the employees
My Impression of Bayerische Rundfund
UncategorizedFounded in 1929, BR has lived through Germany’s most turbulent times, from Nazi control in 1933 to its rebirth as a public broadcaster in 1949. What interested me most was the idea of independence through public support. Our guide repeated several times that BR is not a government institution. Every German household pays around twenty
Public Broadcasting in Germany: Visiting Bayerischer Rundfunk
Excursions . MediaHi again readers! Let me tell you all about the interesting experience I had at our first field trip within the course of Professional Communication. We got the opportunity to visit one of Germany’s biggest public media broadcast institutions in person: Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). Personally I was looking forward to this experience a lot, and
Field Trip 2: Munich Science Communication Lab – Understanding how Science meets Society
Excursions . GermanyHey everyone! I’m back again with another post from my Professional Communication course at LMU. This time, our “field trip” was a bit different: we didn’t actually go anywhere. Instead, the speaker came to us… We met Bernhard Goodwin, who introduced us to the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL). It was founded in 2021 at
Two Fieldtrips: From Broadcasting📢 to Planetary Health🌍！
Germany . Media . SocietyWhen I missed our first fieldtrip, I felt truly guilty — not only because I stayed behind, but also because I missed what seemed like a window into German media history. Luckily, my classmates kindly shared their notes, and I learned from their vivid stories about Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) — a public broadcaster built in