Journalism as a Public Service: Final reflections on my Professional Communication course
Media & Journalism . Politics & SocietyHey everyone! As this semester is slowly coming to an end, I thought it would be a good moment to look back on what I have learned in my Professional Communication course at LMU Munich. This class was not just about writing a few blog posts. For me, it became a real introduction into the
Narrative interview: Betty and her international family
Culture & Music . Interview . 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
Sometimes all you need is someone to believe in you
Interview . Politics & SocietyIn a society that often measures people by their successes or failures, it is easy to turn away from those who stumble and lose their way. Those who face addiction, trauma, or emotional breakdowns are rarely given room to rise again and often gets marginalized and forgotten. Yet some people choose to walk towards them
Being a Dream Breaker – to the Next Chapter
Interview . Munich & City LifeWhat’s your dream? Is there a goal you want to achieve? Here is the girl after her dream came true. This is the story of Woojin Kim, who got a job as a nurse right after graduating from university and has been working at a hospital in the city for about two years. We will
Donato Bendicenti: thirty years of journalism between politics and Europe
Authors . Culture & Music . Interview . Media & Journalism . Politics & Society(Image source: Instagram profile @donatobendicenti) Telling politics with a european perspectiveDonato Bendicenti is one of the most well-known faces in Italian and European political journalism. With over thirty years of experience, he has closely followed key moments in national and international politics, working for Tg1 and later as head of the Rai bureau in Brussels.
Reporting from Berlin: the experience of a spanish correspondent
Interview . Media & Journalism . TravelBy Adriana Piñeiro Born in Madrid, Alberto Freile has spent years telling stories, uncovering contexts, and bringing international news to Spanish audiences. From his early days as an intern at RTVE to becoming a correspondent in Berlin, his career has taken him through various fields of journalism, shaping his perspective along the way. Adriana Piñeiro:
Fabrizio Dragosei: Fifty years in journalism, from field reporting to foreign correspondence
Authors . Culture & Music . Interview . Media & Journalism . Politics & Society(Image: Giornale Sentire) By Elisa Zuliani Fabrizio Dragosei is an italian journalist and writer with a 50-year career in the media world, best known for his work as a foreign correspondent for Corriere della Sera. From his first experience at Rai in London to his years in Moscow, he has always maintained a strong investigative journalism
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
Winter Blues? International Students and Seasonal Affective Disorder
Munich & City Life . Student LifeReported 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,
The future of journalism
Media & Journalism . Politics & SocietyIn 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