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Media Framing: Transformation of Nursultan Nazarbayev's Image in the US Media
Tokayeva, Assem ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Jeřábek, Hynek (referee)
The thesis deals with U.S. media coverage of Kazakhstan's first president Nursultan Nazarbayev between 2011 and 2022. Using Bourdieu's theory of journalistic field and Entman's concept of media framing, the content analysis of five different media outlets shows that while commercial newspapers (NYT, WP, WSJ) were more critical than non- profit online media outlets (Eurasianet, RFE/RL) regarding Nazarbayev and his regime during events that challenged his power; their overall coverage of the country, its leader and his legacy has been restrained or even credited Nazarbayev for various achievements. Differences in the degree of critical stance were also identified between the two non- profit media. Providing an overview of Kazakh government-funded lobbying information campaigns abroad, the thesis confirms the importance of research into the use of international media platforms by authoritarian regimes aiming at creating a favorable image abroad. Keywords: Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan, media framing, lobbyism, U.S. media, RFE/RL, Eurasianet, NYT, WSJ, WP Range of thesis: 52 pages, i.e. 119,088 characters
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The media image of Queen Elizabeth II's death in selected Czech news websites
Dolenská, Klára ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Miessler, Jan (referee)
The thesis examines the media image of Queen Elizabeth II.'s death in two of the most visited Czech news websites. It analyzes articles published in one month's time horizon starting from the day of the Queen's death on September 8th 2022. The selected news servers are Novinky.cz as a representative of a more reputable media and Blesk.cz as a tabloid media. The thesis goes through the theoretical foundations of the problematics, briefly describes the life and circumstances of the Queen's death and explains used methodological procedures - quantitative content analysis and qualitative analysis performed using the grounded theory method. The results of both analyses then reveal what topics the selected servers focus on and serve to compare the constructed media image of the Queen's death.
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Comparison of the communication of the Czech government's anti-pandemic measures in the Czech Television and the daily Blesk
Dušková, Lucie ; Klabíková Rábová, Tereza (advisor) ; Miessler, Jan (referee)
This thesis analyses the communication of two major Czech media during the health crisis - the covid-19 pandemic. The thesis focuses on the first wave of the pandemic and through a comparative analysis examines the content of the public television broadcaster- Czech Television and the tabloid Blesk. The aim of the thesis is to find out how these two different media outlets presented key messages concerning anti-pandemic measures, and especially how they framed the messages. The theoretical part draws on the literature on media communication and briefly defines related concepts such as media function, construction of reality in the media, agenda setting and framing, then describes the differences between tabloid and news coverage and introduces the media studied. The thematic focus of the research follows the communication of the media in an unprecedented situation; therefore, the thesis further focuses on the role of the media in times of crisis, focusing on the extraordinary situation of the covid- 19 pandemic. The thesis then describes the research methodology in which I will present the methods used and the aim of the research. The methodology is followed by the analytical part, which is based on a content analysis of media messages related to anti-pandemic measures. The thesis then tries to...
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COVID-19 pandemic in selected Ukrainian media
Kruhlova, Olena ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
Master's Thesis COVID-19 pandemic in selected Ukrainian media gives an overview of the Ukrainian media system with a focus on media ownership and its outcome in the end publications. By choosing three different types of ownership: privately owned media, pro- governmental media and opposition-owned media, we took a look at how the media published articles about COVID-19 at the very beginning of the pandemic. The methodological basis of this work was framing research, which is meant to uncover trends and the ways in which information about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is presented through the analysis of headlines in the chosen online media sources. The results of the framing research revealed that the frames are indeed present in the materials of the chosen media sources at the beginning of the pandemic. The representation of the frames was discovered to be different from the initial assumptions. The main discoveries revealed how privately owned media are more prone to fearmongering and hope frames, while the politically connected media were statistically less prone to publish anything politically coloured. The results of the study highlight the importance of media responsibilities during the time of medical crisis and how the general public must be critically aware of the dangers of...
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Crisis exploitation coverage: Comparative analysis of 2 unprecedented crises
Strnadová, Kristýna ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis explores the phenomenon of media exploitation of crisis events in selected Czech media, using the media crisis exploitation theory as a conceptual framework. Using the examples of two unprecedented crises, the Covid-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic and the ammonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon, this study analyses the diversion of two Czech media outlets, BLESK and Mladá fronta DNES, from journalistic norms and standards across four dimensions: journalistic style, framing of the crisis, the balance of political sources, and tone of reporting. The selected media failed to provide journalistic standards in times of crisis as the study proved a substantial deviation from these standards, with a predominance of descriptive journalistic style using issue-framing when constructing the crisis image, unbalanced use of political actors as sources of information favoring the governmental parties, and lacking the critical point of view on the political leaders portraying them in neutral or positive tone. The analysis also reveals that there was a greater shift from journalistic standards in the case of the Covid-19 pandemic and in the case of the tabloid BLESK. Overall, the study underscores the active role that media organizations play in creating possibilities for media crisis...
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Online discussion under news articles from the perspective of its constributors and the redaction
Nováková, Miroslava ; Klabíková Rábová, Tereza (advisor) ; Miessler, Jan (referee)
Since the beginning of the new millenium, the internet and its contents have developed and grown at a swift speed. Contemporary internet and its image are largely shaped by users themselves. By using a also porducing the content they help to shape it and are becoming produsers. The most well-known and widely used online space where users can post and share their own content is social networks. Another highly spread exampe of user-generated content is online discussions. Online discussions are entirely user-generated and at the same time have a huge impact on them. If we combine these two platforms, we get a space where almost anyone can comment on anything and indirectly influence a huge mass of people, and from here whole societies. It is precisely because of the huge reach of social networks and the discussions on them, that the question of how to control or regulate them arises. This thesis deals with discussions under articles published by the profiles of the news websites Novinky.cz and ČT24 on the social network Facebook. Discussions are view from two perspectives, namely from the point of view of the editors and from the point of view of the contributors. Based on research interviews with social media administrators of the selcted media, the thesis desribes what approach to control and...
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Generation Z and Digital Work
Stránská, Anna ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Wolák, Radim (referee)
The Generation Z and digital work diploma thesis examines the currently ongoing entry of individuals born between 1995 and 2012 into the work environment. The specifics of Generation Z's approach to digital work are examined in terms of their use of digital communication technologies, their experience of stress and perception of collaboration with older generations. The conducted qualitative research aims to provide insight into the way digital work is performed and seen by Generation Z.
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Generation Z czech podcasters
Hnyková, Michaela ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Šimková, Karolína (referee)
The bachelor thesis Czech Generation Z podcasters deals with podcasting and Czech Generation Z podcasters. In the theoretical part, the phenomenon of podcasting is defined, followed by a summary of the history and podcasting development abroad with an emphasis on the United States and the Czech Republic. The theoretical part also introduces the basic characteristics of Generation Z and the relationship of this generation to media use and podcasting. The methodological section presents the main research questions that explore the motivations of Czech Generation Z podcasters to start podcasting, motivations for continuing with podcasting as well as aspects of the creation that these creators evaluate positively and negatively. Other behaviors of the Czech Generation Z podcast creators in the online media space are also examined. The bachelor thesis is based on qualitative research conducted in the form of semi-structured interviews with 14 participants The interviews are analysed using thematic analysis. The qualitative research of this bachelor thesis is partly inspired by the research "Doing radio, making friends, and having fun: exploring the motivations of independent audio podcasters" by Kris M. Markman. The final part of the thesis presents the results of the research conducted as part of this...
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Climate change and information overload
Pittner, Jan ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the topic of information overload and climate change. The theoretical framework presents information overload as a concept in general and then in the context of climate change. It specifies how information overload can arise in terms of consumption of different media types and mentions symptoms and potential impacts of the problem. It focuses on groups of recipients of climate change information. These groups are those who experience climate change directly and those who learn about it indirectly. It focuses on fake news about climate change and ways of their misuse. It also provides a discussion on potential solutions of the problem of information overload which appear in literature as guidelines and recommendations at individual, media organizations and workplace levels. The practical part of the thesis uses a questionnaire survey to obtain specific data and then quantitatively analyses it. The collected data is divided into categories which are compared with each other using graphs and charts. The findings are placed in the context of current knowledge summarized in the theoretical framework. The main finding of this survey is that there is a positive correlation between the respondents' level of information overload and ability to act. Other findings are that...
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Typology of participants in dating reality shows
Hořtová, Tereza ; Reifová, Irena (advisor) ; Miessler, Jan (referee)
This thesis examines the types of characters appearing on dating reality TV shows. Based on qualitative research, it tries to examine whether certain types of participants appear in this genre, if they are repeated and therefore it is possible to classify them into a certain type. The theoretical part of the work deals with emotionality in RTV, the commodification of emotions and also approaches this genre through its history and the circumstances of its creation. In the methodological part of the thesis, Zygmunt Bauman's typology of postmodern personalities is presented and is later used in the interpretation of the types that have arisen. Further, the applied research method of grounded theory is described. In the practical part of the thesis, the research itself is described, which is then related to Bauman's typology, the individual types that have arisen are described, and the concept of emodity is also taken into account when interpreting the data.
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