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Public radio in the Czech Republic, its current and future position in society from the perspective of millenials
Hanáčková, Kamila ; Groman, Martin (advisor) ; Jirák, Jan (referee)
This thesis deals with the analysis of listening to public radio in the Czech Republic among millennials. It wants to find out their listening habits and behaviour, their motivation for listening and their perception of the current position and future role of public radio in society. The theoretical part of the thesis explains the basic concepts that are essential for the thesis, introduces the methodology and content of the whole thesis, and also presents the theoretical approaches of cultural studies on which the thesis is based. These are mainly based on the concept of active audience, the theory of selectivity and the findings of the so-called Birmingham School. It briefly describes the historical development and role of radio in the Czech Republic and its current form. In the practical part of the thesis, it interprets its own empirical research, what it consists of, how it was conducted and what its conclusions are. This was carried out using a qualitative method and in-depth interviews with twelve respondents, asking twenty open-ended questions that explored participants' listening, motivations and perceptions of Czech public radio. Using the method of grounded theory, categories were created through open, axial and selective coding, which could be used to elaborate a central category, on...
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Czechoslovak editorial office of The Voice of America in a witness perspective
Dandová, Lucie ; Groman, Martin (advisor) ; Bednařík, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the Czechoslovak editorial office of the Voice of America and its broadcasting. This foreign radio station is an almost unrecognized topic in Czech literature therefore the thesis aims to fill these blanks of the Czechoslovak modern history. The theoretical part focuses on the Voice of America as the official voice of the United States of America and provides a comprehensive information about the Czechoslovak editorial office's functioning based on the available literature. Oral history was chosen as method for this thesis. Previously unknown information was obtained using this methodology. Five narrators were involved in the thesis. Specifically, an interview with Ludvík Čižinsky, a former employee of the Voice of America, was recorded. This interview was followed by four more which offered a completely different perspective, as these were interviews conducted with Czechoslovak VOA's broadcasting listeners. Interviews with Marie Tvrzníková, Karel Kříž, Miroslav Kerouš and Pavel Racocha were recorded. Interpretation of interviews with narrators captures memories and describes experiences with this foreign radio station. In addition to individual views on the Voice of America, the work tries to depict the importance of this station for Czechoslovakia and its path to...
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Presentation of the Czech Presidency 2022 in the Council of the EU in the selected political podcasts
Halesova, Jana ; Groman, Martin (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
The research is of interest in the media presentation of the second presidency of the Czech Republic in the Council of the European Union in selected Czech podcasts. Special attention is paid to podcasts focusing directly on events in the European Union during the Czech Presidency in the second half of 2022. Specifically, the thesis analyses the podcast of Czech radio Český rozhlas Bruselské chlebíčky, the podcast of the Deník.cz Evropa pro Čechy and the podcast of the news website Euractiv.cz Europa zblízka. It focuses on media coverage of podcast topics and actors and deals generally with the structure and processing of episodes of individual media with an emphasis on the specifics of the media format. It also offers a comprehensive overview of podcasting and provides basic information about the European Union and the Presidency. Media presentation is processed using content analysis and frame analysis. The aim of the thesis is, among other things, to determine what aspects connect the individual podcasts and what makes them different. The ambition is also to find out whether the media manage to bring objective and relevant content and thus partially correct the negative media image from 2009 when the Czech Republic held the EU presidency for the first time and when its reputation in Europe was...
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Vietnam War during the years 1964-1975 from the perspective of Rudé právo and New York Times
Matoušek, Martin ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Groman, Martin (referee)
The main goal of this bachelor's thesis is to focus on key events of the conflict known as the Vietnam War through the perspective of the Czechoslovak and American periodicals i.e., the Rudé právo and the New York Times. By examining newspaper articles focusing on the most important events, it will help to understand the extent to which the subjective interpretation of the Czechoslovak communist periodicals differed from the American ones, and then to objectively put this information in a historical context. Given the period in which the war took place, it is assumed that both periodicals were to some extent subject to propaganda and did not inform their readers objectively. The work consists of three main parts, the first part outlines the historical and political situation in Vietnam and the United States. It then analyses the researched periodicals in a historical context. The second part focuses on the qualitative analysis of selected newspaper articles from both periodicals and their subsequent comparison. The third part then focuses on the final analysis of the data obtained in the second part and evaluates with what accuracy the information in the articles with the historical context coincided and whether the periodicals were objective in their information.
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Letters from Milada Horáková - their path and media coverage following 1989
Váchová, Nina ; Groman, Martin (advisor) ; Vlček, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the letters from Milada Horáková, their journey from writing to getting to the hands of her family and their publication, and the associated post-1989 media coverage. The thesis thus aims to describe the different stages of the letters' path and to uncover a part of their journey not known to the public. Furthermore, it sets out to analyse the post-1989 media coverage of the letters up to the present day, using qualitative content analysis of documentary films and series that mention the last letters and were produced after 1989, and relevant national print media articles published after 1989. Along with this, it compares the description of the path of the letters in the analysed material to the one in this thesis. The introduction contains a historical context in which the topic is set, the life of Milada Horáková, and the political trial, therefore the events leading up to the writing of the letters. The following chapters cover the contents of each letter and their publication in 1990. The journey of the letters is further detailed in the thesis, along with the fact that the letters were secretly taken from the General Prosecutor's Office and safely hidden by JUDr. Lubomír Štěpán for twenty years, before their handover to the bereaved family, information not yet...
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Analysis of film and television content referring to the Czech underground produced before 1989
Vančura, Sebastian ; Groman, Martin (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
The bachelor thesis Analysis of movie and television content referring to the Czech underground produced before 1989 focuses on the elements of communist propaganda in the nationwide campaign against the Czechoslovak underground in the 1970s. The thesis examines film and television content produced about the underground movement in the 1970s using qualitative discursive and content analysis method. In the theoretical part, I draw on literature and contemporary newspaper articles to add the historical context. I also present events that had an impact on the development of musical genres in socialist Czechoslovakia and the creation of the underground as a way of life. The next part presents a short history of the bands The Plastic People of the Universe and DG 307 and introduces the circumstances of the Kapela event of the clandestine State security. The last chapters of the theoretical part are devoted to propaganda and its use in film. In the practical part of the thesis, the film Atentát na kulturu (Assassination of Culture) and the episode Mimikry from the 30 případů majora Zemana (Thirty Cases of Major Zeman) TV series are analysed. In the conclusion, the most important findings of the analysis are summarized and the propaganda elements of the two analysed films are compared. The thesis aims to...
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The agenda/role of news writers in radio broadcast, case study of Český rozhlas Radiožurnál
Gálová, Gabriela ; Nečas, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Groman, Martin (referee)
In this master thesis I focus on the news presenters at the public broadcaster Radiožurnál which is part of Czech Radio. My aim is to map their role in the station's broadcasting and to describe the factors that influence them in the processes of the selection of news and the compilation of news reports. I will also try to define the positions that are involved in the creation of the entire newscast. The main theoretical concept of the whole thesis is gatekeeping. I will also present possible organizational structures of newsrooms, the definition of journalism profession or the anchoring of Czech Radio in the Czech media system. The research part is based on the analysis of twenty semi-structured interviews with news presenters and staff of the central newsroom. In the thesis I answer the question of how the news coverage of the Radiožurnál station is produced. I also look at the role of news presenters in terms of professional requirements and the degree of journalistic autonomy. Finally, I analyse the factors that influence news presenters in their work in terms of media organization, media routines and individual level.
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Production Process of Art Podcasts in Czech Republic
Jelínková, Eva ; Reifová, Irena (advisor) ; Groman, Martin (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with Czech podcasts focused on visual arts. The first part of the thesis introduces podcasting and mapps the state of the local podcasting scene. In this part, basic terms related to the topic are explained. The second part of the thesis is focused on quantitative content analysis of the selected podcasts. The analysis will answer the question of similarities in the content - what format is usually used, what is the most common topic and to which topics are given the most space. The analysis will be accompanied with the additional part which will be based on five interviews with podcasters. Besides other things, the interviews will help us to understand the actual process of creating a podcast and thus will help to interpret the results of the content analysis.
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Methods of narration in czech podcasts
Melmuková, Anna ; Groman, Martin (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
This thesis focuses on methods of narration in czech podcasts. It contains an analysis of podcast formats in the form of drama podcast and documentary podcast in the context of the Czech podcast scene. The main goal of the paper is to define both of these genres, characterize their features and evaluate the ways in which they tell stories. A total of twelve podcasts were selected for analysis, on which the methods of narration will be examined. The selected podcasts are Zkouškový, Stopař, Neklid, Rozchod, Rituál, Hrana, Hranice násilí, Zhasni!, Svatebky, Základka, Pohřešovaná a Anatomie strachu, which will be analyzed on the basis of audionarratological analysis, which is based on verbal and non-verbal signs in the context of the audio medium. The results of the analysis of drama podcasts show that in their case sound design is very important. Primarily in the form of musical undertones and sound effects revealing other levels of storytelling. In all cases, their intention is to provide an authentic experience and build an attractive environment for listeners. On the contrary, the analysis of documentary podcast shows that there are two groups of documents with different approaches. The first group consists of documents based only on statements without much use of sound design, when it is mainly...
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Relation between Jair Bolsonaro and tradicional media
Jinochová, Tereza ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Groman, Martin (referee)
The diploma thesis Relation between Jair Bolsonaro and traditional media deals with examining and describing the development of Brazilian media system. Traditional mass media in Brazil used to be during the history considered hegemonic, however this approach to the media is changing since the entry of Jair Bolsonaro to presidency. This thesis deals with the description of traditional media owner structure, influence of evangelical churches on political and media scene and concerns also with a short introduction into historical context of operation of traditional media in the country. The main concern of this thesis are two biggest Brazilian journals, O Globo a Folha de São Paulo, which have the biggest reach in the country. Both these journals belong to traditional media companies, that have been on the Brazilian media market since the beginning of the 20th century. With the help of discourse analysis of articles from both journals and tweets of Jair Bolsonaro this thesis aims to describe the development of the relation between media and president since his candidature up to the present.
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