When Everything Is Possible: Inside Radio LORA München

5.5.2026 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 Read More

More than just a radio: Giving a voice to the community

During our fieldtrip in May, we visited Radio LORA München, one of the most unique media organizations in Germany. Located in Munich, Radio LORA is a private, non-commercial community radio station that offers a platform for social, cultural, ecological, and political topics. Unlike public broadcasters or commercial radio stations, LORA is run mainly by volunteers Read More

Field Trip 1: Radio LORA – Community Radio, Limited Budget, Unlimited Voices

Hello 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 Read More

Behind the Scenes at Media School Bayern

Out of all our field trips, visiting Media School Bayern was the most eye-opening and enjoyable. From the moment we entered, it was clear that this is a place where students get to dive straight into media work and explore their interests in a hands-on way. The atmosphere was energetic and welcoming, giving the impression Read More

Field Trip 4: Media School Bayern – Learning by doing

Hey guys, welcome back to my blog. I am here again with a short story about our latest field trip from my Professional Communication course. In this course at LMU, we have already visited several media institutions, but this field trip felt exciting from the very beginning. Our visit to Media School Bayern in Munich Read More

The freedom to fail: why Media School Bayern is a breath of fresh air

On December 11th, I had the opportunity to visit an institution that cares deeply about the future of radio and broadcasting. Located on the outskirts of Munich, Media School Bayern actively invests time and resources into teaching young adults how to navigate the world of digital content, specifically in video and audio production. After receiving Read More

Public Broadcasting in Germany: Visiting Bayerischer Rundfunk

Hi again readers! Let me tell you all about the interesting experience I had at our first field trip within the course of Professional Communication. We got the opportunity to visit one of Germany’s biggest public media broadcast institutions in person: Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). Personally I was looking forward to this experience a lot, and Read More

Field Trip 1: Bayerischer Rundfunk – Behind the Scenes of the Bavarian Broadcasting

Hey everyone! As I told you before, I will write some blog posts for my Professional Communication course at LMU. You might think that these posts might not be that interesting, but feel free to read them: you might be surprised, just as I was after our first field trip.😁 During our first field trip, 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

“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