mass media influences us!

In the 50 years the influence of news media on society has grown constantly with the growing technology. First…

“Engrish” in the Media — Grave Mistake or Clever Marketing?

I didn’t know how little I knew

I stopped using facebook…

“Viewing Public” — why little Timmy is important to the media

As I am not much of a football fan, I preferred to take an easy solitary walk through the deserted streets of Mainz, but half of the nation was thrilled in regularly watching the matches of the European Championship. Things…

I Tried to Read a Newspaper on the Bus. It was aweful.

Last thursday, our course intructor asked us to bring newspapers to our seminar. It was the first time in a couple of weeks for me to use an actual, printed newspaper (magazines not included). During the session, I remembered my…

Leave Dory Alone!

Human stupidity is infinite. 
Almost weekly, we hear news about animals which died in vain because of ‘accidents’ whilst in human interaction.
Shooting selfies with wild animals is the new shooting trophies - but not less dangerous for the animals (and humans too).

Less is more — Declutter your life

A mattress, a desk, a chair and some clothes. Is that really enough to live a happy life? For some people, the so-called Minimalists, it is! They only need a few chosen things in their lives, and even widen this concept to food and relationships.

The Insipid News Epidemic

New social media are taking over newspapers. That’s nothing new. While more and more newspaper copies remain…

Is Facebook really as important as we think it is?

Over the course of the semester we talked a whole lot about facebook and how media outlets use it and how influrential it is. But is it really?