Germany 2013

by Michelle Graessle Black leather seats. The cool smoothness of a steering wheel in eager hands. The tenacious purr of a hand crafted engine. Jaw-dropping design that would leave Leonardo Da Vinci in awe. This machine belongs in one place: on the road. The classic image of a sleek BMW is only slightly altered for… [Continue Reading]

by Michelle Graessle The barely full tour bus hit every bump in the unfamiliar road with little regard to its travel-worn passengers as it made its way toward the city. This particular bus was not immune to typical characteristics of other buses. The smell was stale and the air slightly stagnant. Seemingly unsuspectingly, this bus… [Continue Reading]

by Connor Mulvaney “I think somebody said ‘if you want to make a statement, send a letter,’” said Nick Hermanns, curator of the Fotogalerie im Blauen Haus in Munich. “Photography isn’t about having a message. This is just showing how somebody sees a special part of the world.” Hermanns not only curates his own gallery… [Continue Reading]

by Connor Mulvaney Chief photographer of the Deutsche Presse-Agentur Michael Kappeler believes taking one good photograph is all you need to market news photos. “Before in the print world, we tried [to get] one good photo which tells the whole story, but now that’s changing,” said Kappeler. Today in the digital world, photographers are able… [Continue Reading]

by Carson Allwes Point Park University’s International Media class arrived in Munich on Friday from the airport and straight into a tour of Germany’s third largest city. Tour guide Arnoud Beck provided a bus tour from the airport to the hotel. Beck pointed out key points such as the Autobahn, the highway in Germany famous… [Continue Reading]

by Carson Allwes Point Park International Media class’ final media visit was to Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of the largest quality newspapers in Germany. Süddeutsche Zeitung was the first free national paper in Germany. It reaches about one and half million people and is a Monday to Saturday paper. It depends partly on subscribers and single… [Continue Reading]

by Johnie Freiwald On their fourth day in Berlin, Point Park students and faculty visited the public television network Zweites Deustches Fernsehen or ZDF. They were awake bright and early to walk to the station with their tour guide because the day held something special: They were ready to be part of the studio audience… [Continue Reading]

by Katie Pflug Berlin, Germany’s Topography of Terror historic site is set on what used to be the site of the Reich Security Main office, but it is now a complex where visitors can learn more about the history of the Holocaust and the Nazi reign in Germany. Even though National Socialist terror was planned… [Continue Reading]

by Marina Weis The deceptive words, arbeit macht frei, or, labor makes you free, welcomed thousands of prisoners as they made their way through the entryway into the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. Now weeds grow over the rusted barbed wire that surrounds a large courtyard plagued with an eerie emptiness. Songbirds pierce the silence… [Continue Reading]

by Marina Weis Everyone thought journalist Axel Springer was crazy when he built his publishing house on the west side of Berlin during World War II. A few days later, the Berlin wall was built right beside it. But Springer had faith that Germany would be reunited and his headquarters would be in the center… [Continue Reading]

by Johnie Freiwald Point Park University students and faculty visited Salzburg, Austria, on Sunday, May 19, on a side trip as part of this year’s International Media class.  Salzburg has a rich history of musically talented people.  The students dodged raindrops to see the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and where the famous singing Von… [Continue Reading]

by Sara Tallerico Dr. Elfriede Fürsich, a visiting professor at Freie Universitat in Berlin, specializes in issues of media globalization and journalism. Her lecture, “German Media During World War II” offered visiting Point Park students an insight on how German media structure originated. Fürsich’s lecture featured various prominent figures in German media that allowed students… [Continue Reading]

by Katie Pflug Isabella Schopp, who works in public relations for the Munich Tourism Office, really knows her facts about the third biggest city in Germany and was not shy to share them with Point Park University’s International Media class. Munich, known as the “all around city,” is home to 1.4 million people.  That number… [Continue Reading]