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
Narrative interview: Betty and her international family
Culture . Germany . Interview . Music . Student life . TravelHey everyone! I’m back with another post from my Professional Communication course at LMU. This time the task was to conduct an interview, and since I’m on exchange, I decided to make it with a friend who had experienced living abroad too. This weekend I visited the International School of Mission in Altötting, and during
My Erasmus journey to Munich
Germany . Student lifeHi everyone! My name is Ádám Pongrácz, I am 21 years old, and I am an Erasmus+ Exchange Student. Although officially I don’t have any other first or middle names, somehow, almost everyone who forgets my first name calls me David. I don’t really know why, but it happens always, like literally 99% of the
Takeaways from Munich’s Media Landscape and AI Horizons
UncategorizedRethinking Journalism’s Future In the past semester, I had the opportunity to explore Munich’s media institutions, spanning visits to Media School Bayern, Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), and TZ/Münchner Merkur. It revealed a dynamic but uneven media ecosystem grappling with deep technological shifts. What began as a curiosity about media education evolved into a broader reflection on
Bridging information and education: what Media Bayern and the Munich Science Communication Lab teach us
Media . Media influence . Opinion piece . ScienceOver the past weeks, I had the opportunity to become familiar with two very different organisations: the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL) and Media Bayern. Both are dedicated to strengthening public knowledge, but in fundamentally different ways: one through science education, the other through media literacy. The MSCL was particularly interesting to me because it challenges the cliché of science
Annika Eller on creating your own journalistic practice by being freelance
InterviewBy Fleur R. Lendemar Annika Eller is a Swedish-German journalist working in Bavaria. Image: Annika Eller (left) and Wikipedia (right) Annika Eller is a Swedish-German journalist based in Bavaria, where she works both as a freelancer and in a permanent role as a radio station manager. Her interest in journalism started with a natural curiosity
Building bridges: a chinese journalist’s perspective in Germany
Interviewby Chiajui Yang International journalism serves as a crucial bridge between cultures, shaping perceptions and fostering understanding across nations. However, navigating different media landscapes, political systems, and cultural expectations poses significant challenges for journalists working in foreign environments. To explore these complexities, I interviewed Jiawen Ruan, a seasoned Chinese journalist who has been stationed in
Winter Blues? International Students and Seasonal Affective Disorder
Student life . WeatherReported By Chia-jui Yang and Jing-wen Lo As the seasons change, leaves turn yellow and fall, while Munich’s sky remains cloaked in thick gray clouds, casting a somber mood over its residents. Often referred to as the “winter blues,” Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a clinical condition characterized by depressive symptoms associated with seasonal changes,
Towards forests, night and fairy tales
Authors . Student lifeEndless fields of flowers, wilderness, dense forests, mirror-like lakes, wooden huts, castles ….I was sitting in the window seat of a slow train and these sights were constantly flowing through my eyes. And at the same time in my mind, countless fairy tales were being generated: In the flower fields, elves with transparent wings were
Dear Germany, nice to meet you again!
AuthorsMany people say that Germans are cold, strict, insensitive people and that Germany is a too grey and cold country to live in, but I can assure you that both can give fantastic emotions! Are you curious? Well, I am very honoured to be able to share a little of my experience! Let me first