Germany Medienwissenschaften is currently one of the most popular courses of study at universities in Germany, with many applicants mistakenly assuming that studying it will automatically lead to a career in TV or other media. This has led to widespread disillusionment, with students blaming the universities for offering highly theoretical course content. The universities maintain that practical journalistic training is not the aim of the academic studies they offer.Jan-Martin Wiarda: Medien-was?, Die Zeit, 19. May 2005.
Germany Medienwissenschaften is currently one of the most popular courses of study at universities in Germany with many applicants mistakenly assuming that studying it will automatically lead to a career in TV or other media This has led to widespread disillusionment with students blaming the universities for offering highly theoretical course content The universities maintain that practical journalistic training is not the aim of the academic studies they offerJan-Martin Wiarda Medien-was Die Zeit 19 May 2005