„My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.”

Social Media vs Reality

Let’s be honest, social media and the way one can present himself is awesome. You want to update your profile picture? Well I guess one or two filters never hurt nobody. 
If you follow a lot of famous persons, bloggers or just “inspiring” people on Instagram for example, most of the…

The Era of Infotainment

When news meet entertainment.

I was waiting for my subway, the other day, on the Konstablerwache station in Frankfurt am Main. While I was listening to music, I realized that there is a screen right in front of me, showing different ads and…

The responsibility of withholding information

Is it the responsibility of the press to filter news to keep populist movements in check? The answer to this question seems to be two sided. Intuitively, I’d say no since people should be able to decide by themselves how to handle information…

What does the Facebook algorithm say about me?

Last week we talked about Facebook and the stories that it presents you, chosen by its algorithms. 
Well, so I’ve actively checked my timeline and I’m not quite sure if I’m happy about the result. 
If Facebook shows you the most interesting things…

Aleppo is Falling — And the West is Pointing the Finger

Civil war has ravaged Syria for the past five years, killing thousands and forcing many to flee their homes in order to prevent from being ground up in the ensuing fights between the two, or rather more, parties.

Supporting irrational fears and clichés

The rape and murder of the student in Freiburg was stirring and shocking from the day on it became known. When her presumed murderer was arrested, the discussion got even more fervid than it was before: it was a unaccompanied, minor refugee. One topic of this…

Transparency in Journalism: Zeit Online’s Glashaus Blog

It started with the outcry “Lügenpresse” (lying press) at the nationalist Pegida demonstrations in Germany 2014. These cries have waned little over time and the debate about news coverage has been intensified recently by the criticism…

The Merit of Truth in the Age of Information

What are your expectations when you consume any information brought to you by the media, be it traditional or the internet? Do you just want to be up to date? Do you want the truth? Or do you just want to laugh at what you perceive as incompetence?

Beware, fake news ahead!

The past few days I’ve seen countless articles covering the topic of fake news. Fake news are becoming a major problem these days as many people don’t know if what they read is true or not. The main problem about them is that they can manipulate the people. Many German politicians are…

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Fire at a Gas Station in Kaiserslautern

On Saturday night a gas station and two cars in Kaiserslautern burnt down due to an…

Political dimension or public pressure? — The Tagesschau’s reason for finally reporting on the Freiburg- murder

The great scapegoat

Finally, we know who is solely responsible for Trumps election. It’s the Russians! Not only that, it’s also an attack on the United States, a terrorist attack!

It is not a new revelation coming to light after the presidential election, rather a confirmation that the…

Most social media users don’t care about sources

You can find videos, art, quotes and so on all over social media nowadays. But how often do you ask yourself who the creator or artist of them is? And isn’t it weird that you see the same pieces of art, the same videos on several Facebook pages…