The future of print media

Last week we had an intense discussion on the future of print media. We realized that their sales are dropping every year by huge numbers for about a decade now. Clearly, print media has no future and the question is why? And how to fix this problem.

Post-journalism

The other day I was thinking about all information that, in one way or another, comes to me and I become aware of the big amount of it which comes from nonofficial sources. And it is true, the most part of the news that we read come from social media, youtube videos, or even from some friends who…

When everything comes to an end…

As the semester ends, so does the seminar “Inside the News Media”. Looking back at the past four…

Donald Trump’s social media presence

There are times when it can feel a bit exhausting to keep up with the news, as has been the case for me these last two to three weeks. When you have a lot on your plate, I think it’s quite natural to retreat sometimes and spend less time focusing your attention on…

Time to say Goodbye

A reflexion on the course “Inside the News Media”.

Being a student of both British Studies and Publizistik, it seems obvious that the media and any related topic play quite an important role in my life. Thus I was very excited when I saw that this semester there was a…

“Sounds a lot of fun” — My reflection post on our class “Inside the News Media”

Reflections on "Inside the News Media”

With the inauguration of Donald Trump two weeks ago, a new warfare has begun — The „War on…

Women will not allow their future to be stolen by Trump

Trump elected president of America on November 8th, took the presidency from Barack Obama officially on January 20th. During the election period, in his speeches Trump was very discriminatory and offensive to women, immigrants and…

Radio — The Forgotten Medium

I got a task for you: Think about “the media” and write down the first words you can think of. Done? Great. Did you by any chance just note down the words television and newspapers? If so, you are not alone. I thought of these two words as well and many others probably did the…

Tagesschau vs. arte Journal — A Comparison

The 8pm instalment of ARD Tagesschau must be Germany’s most popular television news programme. It is certainly my primary source for news if I want to get a quick and reliable overview on world events. But it does sometimes seem to have a somewhat narrow…