Where Poodles and Journalism Meet: MediaSchool Bayern
UncategorizedMediaSchool Bayern will leave a lasting impression on all of us, not just because of the project they deliver, but because the main character of this tour was, without any doubt, a poodle. It was always following its owner, who was our tour guide, wherever he went. It immediately captured our attention, stealing the show
My Visit to MediaSchool Bayern: Training the Future of Journalism in Germany
UncategorizedWelcome back to my third blog! In this blog I’m going to talk about Mediaschool Bayern or as known as Mediaschool Bayern gGmbH. As an international student from Thailand, visiting MediaSchool Bayern gave me a new perspective on how media education works in Germany as back in Thailand we do not have an institute like
Field Trip 2: Media School Bayern – Educating the Next Generation of Media Professionals
Excursions . MediaHey everyone, welcome back to my blog. As part of our Media Institutions in Munich course at LMU, I once again had the opportunity to visit Media School Bayern. Some readers may remember that I already wrote about this organization during my first semester in Munich, when I visited it as part of the Professional
From the Smell of Lunch to the Sound of Freedom: Discovering Radio LORA
UncategorizedOn a sunny Tuesday around lunchtime, we stepped into the independent world of Radio LORA. We immediately realized it was lunchtime thanks to the smell of food that surrounded us as soon as we walked in and made our stomachs growl. After leaving the kitchen behind, we entered a rather empty room with white walls
When Everything Is Possible: Inside Radio LORA München
Excursions5.5.2026 Our first excursion to the Munich Media Institutions started in the studio of Radio LORA München on Schwanthalerstraße. Miss Karin Bergs gave a very nice introduction to us and showed us around. At first, I was expecting a typical media organization like some I have visited before, but what I encountered was something far
Visiting Radio LORA Munich: A Different Side of Broadcasting
Germany . Media . Radio Free Europe . UncategorizedAs part of our media institute in Munich class, I have got an opportunity to visit Radio LORA München, a non-commercial and independent community radio station located in the heart of Munich. Unlike mainstream public or private broadcasters, LORA is run mainly by volunteers and focuses on social, cultural, ecological, and political issues. The second
Field Trip 1: Radio LORA – Community Radio, Limited Budget, Unlimited Voices
Excursions . MediaHello everyone, and welcome back to another blog post from my seminar Media Institutions in Munich. This time, we visited Radio LORA, one of Bavaria’s two community radio stations. After exploring several large and well-funded media organizations last semester, this visit offered a completely different perspective on what media production can look like. In this
My Exchange Year Was Too Good, I Had to Do It Twice.
City life . Germany . Student life . UncategorizedHello! My name is Akira Ratiwat, I usually let my international friends call me Akira. I am currently an LMU exchange student from the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. At LMU, I study at the faculty of social science, majoring in media and communication while back in Thailand, I am majoring in media studies at Thammasat
Second Semester in Munich: My Continuing Journey
Culture . Germany . Student life . TravelHello everyone! My name is Ádám Pongrácz, I am an Erasmus+ exchange student from Romania, belonging to the Hungarian minority in Transylvania, and I am currently spending my second semester at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Since I already introduced myself in much more detail in my first blog post last semester, including where I
My second hometown, München
UncategorizedHi, I’m Seoyeon Choi from South Korea. I’m majoring in Cultural Anthropology in Korea but I’m interested in media and communication as well. I have been living here in Munich for 7 months and this is my second and last semester as an exchange student. Since I arrived in Munich in the end of September