Right after World War II, Germany set up a system for the public, which are public service and television stations. Germanys system was pretty similar to the United Kingdom BBC’s public broadcasting stations. This system was not meant for commercial or state use, but had more governmental control. The stations were designed as public-broadcasting station, and had one main task. Their task was to inform the citizens of Germany on education,...

The internet.  How could we live without it?  The truth is, there are many in the world who have much less internet access than us, and manage to get by.  But some countries like Germany are placing a new importance on the internet is the average person’s life. As I spoke about in our group’s presentation, German courts have ruled that the internet is an essential part of life.  For the German people, this is great news; because it...

Many have learned about class systems in their junior high school social studies class. Although they have been taught as social structures of the past, they are still quite prominent in the United Kingdom’s culture. Not only does the public see a clear distinction of people in social classes in British culture; they see a more complex arrangement of social status that differs from the classic three (working, middle, and upper) classes. Using...

Reality television has taken over American pop culture in recent past. It began in its most bare-bone form of watching people interact with each other on television, but has evolved into several different twists that set these real people into overdrive, which has proven to entertain the public. Although this invasion and broadcast of public space is perfectly acceptable in America, other countries have found ethics to play a role in what...

  I am going to discuss the history of free press in Germany. If you are not aware what free press means, it is that there is no government control of the press. Over time German media systems have changed dramatically. From World War 2 to present a lot has happened. The press has gone from being controlled to a free press. When Hitler was in charge the German media systems were at their worst. There was strict regulation involved. The...