Wow what a day! This day was so jam packed with informational and interesting media visits. First we got an amazing opportunity to visit ZDF. Zweites Duestches Fersehn translates into second German television. I was especially excited to visit this television network because earlier in the semester I researched the company and wrote a media report on it. I wish I could have written the report after visiting German media outlets because now the research makes so much more sense.
The financing that German media companies like ZDF, Duestche Wella and DPA recieive is different from how media companies make their money in the United States. While researching this at home I was very confused and had difficulty understanding the concept. But now it makes sense and to me it makes the media industry more stable than our media system.
While at ZDF we were able to be a part of the live studio audience for Moma Café’. This is the last segment of their morning show which airs from 5:30 am to 9am. Moma Café’ seemed to be the most entertainment driven segment of the morning show and was very fun to be a part of, even though we couldn’t understand what was being said.
After this media visit we had some free time that we took extreme advantage of by getting delicious chocolates and a traditional Bavarian style lunch. We finally had gorgeous weather and were able to sit outside and enjoy such a cultural meal.
For our second media visit of the day we visited Deutsche Presse or DPA which can be most directly compared to the Associated Press in America. This was a very interesting visit though out of my relm of concentration. This visit along with the previous one have given us media students hope that we will have jobs when we graduate. Though it is a different system here in Germany it is working quite well and could always be adopted by other places around the world.
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