What the Hell is Communication Science?

A frustrated meditation on what it means to study communication science at the University of Amsterdam, courtesy of Hahae, a second year student.
Medium Editor-in-Chief Thomas Korver started his internship at BNR Nieuwsradio this year, a very special feat. Thomas is working right along the most powerful people of the Netherlands, but that’s quite normal.
“Water, phone and food.” This article takes a look at the crucial role played by smartphones and technology in the lives of migrants.
The Alumni of the Month February: Gijs Boerwinkel. Having a master’s degree in Political Communication, he is currently the head of communication at Waag.
Radio is making a comeback in a major way via podcasts and emergent platforms such as Spotify and SoundCloud. Hahae reminds us of how radio disrupted the communication industries and changed lives.
In this fresh edition of Students of Amsterdam, Medium had a chat with Julia. As an international student in Amsterdam, it can get a bit weird sometimes.
The Facebook page ‘subtle asian traits’ has as of late been making headlines around the world. Just what is it about this page that makes it so interesting? Read more Medium to find out!
RAND Europe did research on how African militant groups make use of social media. How and where do they publish content and what can those platforms do about it?
Drill music: characterized by overtly dark, nihilistic lyrics that describe violence, in recent years the style has caught on in Brixton, South London’s rap scene.
On August 4, approximately 70,000 women sat through a record-breaking heat wave in Seoul to protest the digitized objectification of their bodies, participating in a campaign known as “My life is not your porn”. Hahae takes a look at the still male-dominant society of Korea.
It seems we have replaced the true meaning of education with bland, state-approved criteria, requirements to meet by a certain deadline, certificates to recognize that you have completed certain steps in a process full of bureaucracy and impersonality.
Living in freedom is reality for us, but we can’t forget about the people who haven’t got the nearest clue what that entails.
It is interesting to observe the usage of Whatsapp in Sudan, through which a refreshingly candid subculture of citizen journalism has been fostered.

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A frustrated meditation on what it means to study communication science at the University of Amsterdam, courtesy of Hahae, a second year student.
Medium Editor-in-Chief Thomas Korver started his internship at BNR Nieuwsradio this year, a very special feat. Thomas is working right along the most powerful people of the Netherlands, but that’s quite normal.
“Water, phone and food.” This article takes a look at the crucial role played by smartphones and technology in the lives of migrants.
The Alumni of the Month February: Gijs Boerwinkel. Having a master’s degree in Political Communication, he is currently the head of communication at Waag.
Radio is making a comeback in a major way via podcasts and emergent platforms such as Spotify and SoundCloud. Hahae reminds us of how radio disrupted the communication industries and changed lives.
In this fresh edition of Students of Amsterdam, Medium had a chat with Julia. As an international student in Amsterdam, it can get a bit weird sometimes.
The Facebook page ‘subtle asian traits’ has as of late been making headlines around the world. Just what is it about this page that makes it so interesting? Read more Medium to find out!
RAND Europe did research on how African militant groups make use of social media. How and where do they publish content and what can those platforms do about it?
Drill music: characterized by overtly dark, nihilistic lyrics that describe violence, in recent years the style has caught on in Brixton, South London’s rap scene.
On August 4, approximately 70,000 women sat through a record-breaking heat wave in Seoul to protest the digitized objectification of their bodies, participating in a campaign known as “My life is not your porn”. Hahae takes a look at the still male-dominant society of Korea.
It seems we have replaced the true meaning of education with bland, state-approved criteria, requirements to meet by a certain deadline, certificates to recognize that you have completed certain steps in a process full of bureaucracy and impersonality.
Living in freedom is reality for us, but we can’t forget about the people who haven’t got the nearest clue what that entails.
It is interesting to observe the usage of Whatsapp in Sudan, through which a refreshingly candid subculture of citizen journalism has been fostered.
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