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Czech telecomunications companies in chosen specialized media in 2013 - 2017
Ullmann, Ondřej ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Huněk, Filip (referee)
This Master's Thesis focuses on the most popular online media, which are writing about telecomunications companies in the Czech Republic (mobil.iDnes.cz, MobilMania.cz a Mobilenet.cz). The aim of the thesis is to provide an overview of the way how these media inform about mobile providers in the Czech Republic (T-Mobile, O2 and Vodafone). The thesis reveals differences and similarities in media output of the monitored media and thus can help in a critical approach to the received information. In the theoretical part the thesis shows approach of a journalist as a mediator of information with an explanation of the main theories. It further reflects the role of a journalist as a recipient of information and also focuses more on the role of PR.The research part contains the results of the content analysis, from which it is possible to get an overview of media output frequency, sentiment or extent of use of press releases and the way they are taken over. All monitored quantities are compared across the media and mobile providers. The results show that there are significant differences how journalists rework press releases and in the overall sentiment of published articles. MobileMania.cz is significantly more critical of all mobile operators than other followed media, while at Mobilenet.cz research confirmed...
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User habits of smartphone owners in terms of consumption of media content
Kimla, Lukáš ; Huněk, Filip (advisor) ; Jirků, Jan (referee)
The thesis "User habits of smartphone owners in terms of consumption of media content" aims to expertly uncover a deeper description of user habits of today's smartphone users, and focus primarily on aspects of the consumption of media content on these devices, such as applications, games, web browsing, news, audiovisual content and social networks. The purpose is to give a complete picture of today's smartphone users as consumers of new technological media and to reveal the spectrum of influence that these smartphones have on their users, whether in positive or negative connotations. Using the methods of qualitative research interviews were conducted with representatives of the younger users of smartphones, specifically from Generation Y. The result of the investigation was to identify and describe on what media content representatives of this generation consume on their smartphones and how they reflect their own smartphone usage. It has been shown that most young people interact with their surroundings through social networks on smartphones and also that some of them would be hardly able to live without them, although they were aware of strong smartphones impact on themselves and their broader cultural environment.
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Bitcoin: Media Portrayal of a Cryptocurrency
Keprtová, Tereza ; Stroukal, Dominik (advisor) ; Huněk, Filip (referee)
The main aim of this diploma thesis is to find out how the Czech printed media face relatively new and complex phenomenon that emerged in the monetary sphere - virtual currency bitcoin. Through the means of quantitative content analysis, all printed titles showing relevant references to bitcoin between the years 2009 and 2016 were examined. The thesis is divided into several chapters. The theoretical part contains different media concepts dealing with the agenda-setting, the creation of a media portrayal and the construction of social reality through mass media. From a theoretical point of view, the cryptocurrency bitcoin was also subject for detailed analysis. The following methodological part of the thesis introduces the main objective of research, research questions and research design. The analytical part provides a clear overview of the results obtained, then interpreted and compared with predetermined hypothesis. The overview of collected findings about the media image of the virtual currency bitcoin in the Czech press are summarized in the conclusion. The thesis is the first paper to deal with the issues of the virtual currency bitcoin from the point of view of media discourse in the Czech Republic, and its ambition was to gather completely new information on this topic.
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Trading of personal data acquried online
Povejšil, Tomáš ; Benda, Josef (advisor) ; Huněk, Filip (referee)
In today's world of new media and big data, our personal data is a valuable commodity. This Master's thesis presents a little-known industry of personal data brokers. Databases of US data brokers contain surprisingly detailed and sensitive information of millions of Americans. The thesis also contains an analysis of risks related to insufficient protection of personal information in digital economy along with possibilities how to enhance our digital privacy in connection with data brokers. The core of the thesis is a comparative analysis of data broker legislation in the US, Canada and the European Union. The analysis shows that in the US there is no unified regulation of personal data protection from activities of data brokers but several laws partially regulating some aspects of personal data protection; this system allows trade in personal data even without the acknowledgement of the persons. On the other hand, regulation in the EU and Canada favours protection of personal data and privacy. In the EU each member state has its legal act on personal data protection based on the EU directive. In April 2018 this directive will be replaced by General Data Protection Regulation which will be directly applicable in all member states. Both current and future legislation, however, make the data broker...
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Media image of the Apple Inc in Czech internet media before and after Steve Jobs'death
Nováková, Věra ; Huněk, Filip (advisor) ; Švelch, Jaroslav (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with media image of Apple Inc. in selected Czech internet media. It presents Apple Inc., its evolution and Steve Jobs's personality. The theoretic framework is semiotics and main method is semiotic analysis. There is also an introduction to the selected Czech internet media - iDnes.cz and jablickar cz. These are the sources of articles that have undergone semiotic analysis and are followed by comparation. The results of analysis is a phenomenon showing that the level of positivity of Apple products presentation in selected articles is lower after Jobs's death compared to the level of positivity of Apple products presentation during Jobs's life. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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YouTube community: sponzorship and partnership on YouTube
Dvořáková, Šárka ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Huněk, Filip (referee)
This bachelor thesis aims to introduce the reader to the YouTube community phenomenon and strives to provide better understanding of selected marketing strategies linked with this community. This thesis seeks to answer all the questions about sponsorship and partnership on YouTube by looking into contracts offered by this site. It also covers questions about its effectivenes and usefulness. The work is rich in theory on this social media and therefore serves as a good source of knowledge on its overall function as well as its history, evolution and current trends. In the summary this thesis offers an explanation of possible future development. The main section of this bachelor work is also dedicated to uncover the process of monetization of YouTube's original content. With the help of czech and foreign literature the first half of the thesis summarizes theories on the success of this site and its celebrities. The second half contains few selected case studies, providing better insight into the inner workings of YouTube. Upon reading this thesis, one should have been able to better analyze the original content of this social media.
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Canon brand in media from its foundation in Czech republic to the present day
Pérezová, Aneta ; Klabíková Rábová, Tereza (advisor) ; Huněk, Filip (referee)
The main topic of this bachelor's thesis is to describe the media communication of Canon company in the Czech republic from its foundation to the present time. First part of the work explains the history of the Canon brand in the world, describes its product portfolio and names the important competitors. The first part also focuses on the Canon CZ, the Czech subsidiary of Canon Inc. Next part of the thesis briefly explains the theory of media and goes to the explanation of the particular ways how to promote a company in media. Such subjects as ATL, BTL, online media, public relations and sponsoring are being described. The main part of the thesis is the description of the mentioned promotion ways used on an example presented by the company Canon CZ. The analysis is divided into different time periods. Also sales results are mentioned in the end of the thesis. The work also constitutes of two researches which are a quantitative content analysis and a survey.
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Media coverage of the bomb attack at Boston Marathon in April 2013
Chomátová, Nikola ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Huněk, Filip (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to describe the media coverage of the bomb attack at Boston Marathon in April 2013 and to compare reporting about the victims with focus on pictures in five czech daily newspapers. I monitor the period from April 16 to April 23 and I compare the media coverage and published pictures. I focus on the ethical aspects of publication of drastic pictures and I describe the decision-making process in newsrooms.
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Czech developers and mobile platforms
Alexandre, Berenika ; Švelch, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Huněk, Filip (referee)
This Master's degree thesis deals with a specific area of creative industries: development of mobile applications. The aim is to identify and understand the work routines of Czech iOS developers while considering the importance of design as one of the benchmarks of mobile application quality on the Apple App Store. I mainly focus on mapping work routines of selected developers and their thinking about design in the context of Apple devices and iOS platform, assuming that Apple establishes a high standard of visual and functional qualities. I am addressing an issue of application usability not only in terms of design of the user interface, but also its functioning and more aspects of application development within the ecosystem of Czech mobile app industry. The theoretical part of my thesis subjectively describes fundamental concepts from the mobile app development field and theories related to the topic. Empirical part of the study is based on qualitative interviews with 9 Czech mobile app developers and following thematic analysis. This study can serve as an interesting resource of understanding of the work of Czech mobile app developers, how they think about design and Apple as a platform or as a solid foundation for further quantitative investigation to confirm or revise my findings.
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