Svitlana Vasylenko interview. Life of Ukrainian Journalist in Germany: “There is life right here and now on the air.”

by 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 Read More

From Taiwan to Berlin: Dido Lin’s Path to Becoming a Correspondent

by Jing-Wen Lo It all began with a failed German language exam. Dido Lin, a political science student in Taiwan, never planned to study German seriously. She only signed up for the course because her best friend thought it would be fun to take it together. But when she failed the exam, she was embarrassed Read More

Winter Blues? International Students and Seasonal Affective Disorder

Reported 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, Read More

Keep learning, stay creative: An interview with a journalism college student about working as an intern at a radio station

For college students majoring in journalism or communication science, it seems that only studying courses in the university is always not enough. Internships seem to be more and more important and have become an important way to improve professional skills and job competitiveness. Lorena Wang is a sophomore student in LMU, majoring in communication science. Read More

Try It Out

On Tuesday, my uncle asked me a question: what is your plan for the master’s degree and future job? aaaaaa I froze for a moment. For a long time, I always categorized myself as someone who had a clear goal for both study and working career. However, perplexity seized me from time to time. There Read More

“Journalism shouldn’t be gatekept”: An interview with Antonia Franz, Süddeutsche Zeitung’s podcast journalist

Antonia Franz is a German journalist focusing on audio content, such as podcasts and radio. She got her journalism training at Deutsche Journalistenschule, as well as doing an exchange period in Finland at the University of Helsinki while studying politics and law in Munich. She has done multiple internships, i.e. at Bayerischer Rundfunk and Süddeutsche Read More

Interview with a South Korean Journalist Myeongwoo Kim

*This interview was conducted in Korean on July 17th, 2024 and then was translated in English.  Hyunjin Yi: Thank you for joining me today. Could you please introduce yourself to our audience? Mr.Kim: Thank you for having me. My name is Myeongwoo Kim, and I am a journalist working for TV Chosun in South Korea. Read More

A Chat with Journalist Bernd-Uwe Gutknecht

Bernd-Uwe Gutknecht, a radio journalist at Munich’s Bayerischer Rundfunk, has forged an incredible career for himself. With over 30 years of experience, Bernd has witnessed and reported on major news events, rubbed shoulders with celebrities and politicians, and travelled to over 100 countries through his work. I was lucky enough to sit down with him Read More

The future of journalism

In this interview with Victoria Ertelthalner-Nikolaev, professor and PhD student at Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, we tried to look into the field of journalism and its evolution through the lens of research. What is your academic background and how did it lead you to LMU ? First of all, I started at LMU for my PhD in Read More

The importance of responsible journalism – Interview with Dr. Lisa Auffenberg

8th January 2024 – Group interview with Dr. Lisa Auffenberg In this interview with Dr. Lisa Auffenberg, a distinguished science journalist and LMU lecturer, we delve into the intricacies of conveying complex scientific topics to the public together with the other emerging trends in journalism. Dr. Auffenberg shares her insights on the challenges and responsibilities Read More