Media Narratives in Contrast
Culture & Music . Media & Journalism . Munich & City Life . Opinion Piece . Politics & Society . TravelBy Ollie Standen Throughout the past two week, the group visited the TZ/Merkur and the SZ media organisations to see how the paper and online media world functioned in Germany. Both papers cover international, national and regional news stories with reports being printed on the daily or updated every minute on their websites. The TZ/Merkur
New Semester, New possibilities
Authors . Munich & City Life . Opinion Piece . Politics & Society . Student Life . TravelBy Ollie Standen (Photo by Ollie Standen) My name is Ollie, I am from a little village in the South East of England called Hildenborough. No one really knows where Hildenborough is so I always say I am South of London. I have been in Munich for two semesters now on an exchange programme thanks
Introducing Me
Student Life . TravelHello!, My name is Sophie, I’m 21 years old and I’m from Ireland, an island with a beautiful country side but with very unpredictable weather! I currently study International Business at Maynooth University. But I actually come from a small village called Moone in County Kildare, where life is pretty quiet. It’s a peaceful village
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
Euroscepticism: legitimate concern or political weapon?
Opinion Piece . Politics & Society . TravelNow that Germany’s elections come round, there are a couple of valid candidates to become the next Bundeskanzler. The most trendy one is by far AfD candidate Alice Weidel, defending classic far-right principles. Or are they not as classic as we have previously thought? Alice Weidel is the leading eurosceptic leader of the country, leader
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
An unforgettable Allgäuer experience
Culture & Music . Food . Munich Media Landscape . Travel . UncategorizedFrom the moment I arrived in the Allgäu mountains to ski on a Tuesday, I knew it would be a special day. Untouched snow covered the peaks and slopes, and the cold, pure air filled my lungs. Having woken up early and taken an unusually long train from Munich to Obertsdorf, I felt full of
From the regions of Hyde Park to Hamburg: the story of Rob Hyde and his journalistic experiences
Interview . Media & Journalism . Opinion Piece . Politics & Society . Research@IfKW . Travelby Ollie Standen Born and raised in England, Rob Hyde graduated from London College of Communications before working for a small English-language newspaper called ‘The Vienna Reporter’. After working in London for the BBC’s ‘German Fix’ language learning Channel he returned to Austria to work for ‘Central European News’ in Vienna before becoming a freelance
From Kyiv to Germany: a journalism student’s journey through two educational worlds
Interview . Student Life . TravelDaryna Honcharuk, a Ukrainian student, completed her bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2022. After a two-year break, she began her master’s studies in Germany at a Hochschule, shifting slightly away from journalism but still within the media field. From her second year of university, she had been planning to study abroad, with Germany as her
Svitlana Vasylenko interview. Life of Ukrainian Journalist in Germany: “There is life right here and now on the air.”
Interview . Travelby Alisiia Khaukha Svitlana Vasylenko is a Ukrainian media expert, radio and TV broadcaster, and public speaking teacher based in Magdeburg and Berlin, Germany. She moved to Germany three years ago, but she has made a breakthrough in the radio sphere. She has 20 years of experience in conversational journalism and is an expert in