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Die Medienblick Bonn Jingles

Die Abstimmung über den Medienblick Bonn Jingle ist geschlossen und die Gewinner stehen fest! Einige Studierende des Kurses Media Convergence hatten ihre Jingles eingereicht. Die Medienblick-Bonn-Nutzer haben in der letzten Ausgabe entschieden. Hier sind die Ergebnisse.

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Which Jingle Rings Your Bell?

Taking their class on media convergence literally, a group of international students cut, mixed and served up these jingles for Medienblick Bonn and for a student radio broadcast. The fruits of their labors are here for you to taste. mehr »

The Streets as a Medium: ‘Operation Tirana’ – Art Tour to Albania

“Operation Tirana” might sound like a military adventure into Albania. But the artists behind this project did not spray the city of Tirana with bullets, but rather with paint. Lina Hartwieg interviewed the brains behind the operation.

Clash of the Social Media Titans


You get home, turn on the computer and check your e-mails. Those actions can be easily understood as global, at least in a society ruled by the Internet. But let’s consider this: what if – after turning on the computer – you first log onto Orkut? That is exactly what at least 27 million Brazilian web users do every day.  mehr »

Mediated Culture – Intercultural Media

This month the Medienblick Bonn is featuring a very unique group with a special topic: as part of a class on media convergence, students from 17 different countries – ranging from China to Portugal, from Brazil to Germany, from Russia to Kenia produced this month’s edition on “Mediated Culture.” mehr »

Is Social Media Really Social?

Is social media redefining traditional societal roles and bringing together people from different societies or is it alienating them? Society may be experiencing a shift in it’s traditional communication channels.  In effect we can almost always communicate whenever, wherever with whomever we wish to communicate with because of the rapid development of technology. The question however remains as to whether the increase in communication channels and it’s ubiquitous nature translate into a more social society. Are people vibrantly communicating with each other through these channels or are they shying away?
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Ethiopians Bypass Censorship Online

The poverty-striken East African nation of Ethiopia, a recipient of a huge amount of aid from the USA, has officially jammed The Voice of America‘s and German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s signals. Critics say it was an effort to repress public opinion prior to the fourth general elections on May 15th, 2010. But many Ethiopian diaspora have found a way to circumvent the jamming and get their voices heard.

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Portugal Goes Facebook

The land that once ruled the seas is now sailing in different waters, and social media may be the new compass of the web navigators. More than two million Portuguese have registered on the world’s largest social network. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is the most famous newcomer to Facebook. He added almost five million fans in just three days.

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Weblogestan – Keine Macht der Repressionen!

Foto: Hamed Saber

Keine Verleihung ohne die Würdigung iranischer Blogger – auch nicht bei den diesjährigen Best of the Blog Awards (BOBs) der Deutschen Welle. Denn Iran gilt nicht erst seit der „grünen Bewegung“ im Jahr 2009 als die Bloggernation schlechthin. Die Iraner bloggen und twittern seit nunmehr zehn Jahren und zahlen dafür einen hohen Preis.
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