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Preparation and enactment of the 1960 Constitution from the point of view of the Czechoslovak press
Volčková, Dominika ; Groman, Martin (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with one of the most important constitutional transformations in the Czechoslovak and Czech history from the point of view of the then press. The primary aim of the new constitution enacted in July 1960 was to confirm the following fact: socialism had won in Czechoslovakia. Embodying among others the pivotal position of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, this triumphal document had to be presented to the society in a certain form. The key role played the Czechoslovak daily press. It was documenting the entire procedure from drafting the proposal of constitution in April 1960 to its definitive enactment by the National Assembly in July. However, what kind of information was the press passing to readers? And which methods were used? At the beginning, we focus in the theoretical part on the historical and legal context preceding the new constitution. We concentrate on the text itself and its specificities from the 1948 Constitution. Subsequently we characterize the explored media environment. Finally we analyze with qualitative and comparative methods four leading daily newspapers: Rudé právo, Práce, Svobodné slovo and Mladá fronta. What media image of the 1960 Constitution did they create and in which they mutually resemble or differ from each other?
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Use of the Czech Press Agency for the purpose of propaganda
Jeřábek, Jan Lucián ; Cebe, Jan (advisor) ; Trunečková, Ludmila (referee)
Diploma thesis ,,Use of the Czech press agency for the purpose of propaganda" analyses the relationship between the Czech press agency, state and its executive in seven time periods from 1918 - 1993. Theoretical aim of this work is to delimitate the status and mission of the Czech press agency in relation to the state and its executive in each of the seven chosen periods, based on the official legislation. Practical part focuses on an analysis of ten randomly chosen news stories concerning government's activities from three different journals in each of the seven periods. Each analysed story contains one of the keywords government, party, minister or state. Each story is also produced by the Czechoslovak/Czech press agency. Main target of this work is to delimitate clearly the relationship between the Czech press agency and the state, then subsequently demonstrate, using qualitative analysis, how was this relationship reflected in the content of agency's news. For example, how was the communication between the Czech press agency and the state changing and how was the communication between the state and the public through the Czech press agency changing in each of the analysed periods. This work contains a comparison of two chosen analysed periods (prague spring and perestrojka). It compares...
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The change of content of newspapers Rudé právo in late 1989 in domestic policy
Zpěváčková, Barbora ; Suk, Pavel (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
From 1948 to 1989, the newspaper Rudé právo was the central press authority of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Its content that was presented to the public, was ideologically focused in accordance with the current propaganda line of the Communist Party. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, the situation began to change and, above all, domestic political content began to go through considerable change. This thesis analyzes the domestic political articles that were published in the Rudé právo during 1989 - eleven months before the Velvet Revolution and the period after the Velvet Revolution until the end of 1989. This work captures what topics the texts dealt with, which topics were preferred and which were neglected. The thesis also captures and describes how and when exactly the content of the paper began to change, how the attitudes of editors and the tone of the texts has being changed, which new topics began to appear in the press and how the language and rhetoric of the newspaper have changed.
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Presidents at war with media - paralels in media attitude towards presidents in USA and the Czech Republic
Pešková, Iva ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to look for paralels in reactions and attitudes of Czech and American media towards offensive statements of presidents of the Czech Republic and USA with the focus on mainstream media. In a theoretical part of the thesis the role and function of media in liberal democracies are defined. Following part describes an actual media landscapes of USA and the Czech Republic. The main part - research, is based on the description of the media landscapes in both countries and analyzes the media reactions and attitudes towards one specific presidential statement (one by US president Donald Trump, one by Czech president Milos Zeman). Each statement had to be at most critical, attacking the media and had to raise high media response. Media reactions were afterwards analyzed using qualitative content analysis according to the principles of grounded theory. In the conclusion the categories given by the analysis are being compared and analyzed.
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Media Reprezentation of the Scout Movement in Czech Internet Media iDNES.cz and Novinky.cz
Nováková, Iveta ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
This thesis named " Media Representation of the Scout Movement in Czech Internet Media iDNES.cz and Novinky.cz" focuses on the way Scouting is pictured in these two popular types of Czech media. The aim of the work is to analyse certain titles to find out how Scouting is presented as an organisation. The work is divided into three main parts - theoretical resource, methodological and analytical parts. The first chapter interprets technical terms mainly connected with the representation of reality or construction of reality. Furthermore, the chapter offers a brief interpretation of history and the current state of Czech Scouting. The second methodological part contains a description of the methods applied and shortly characterises certain titles. Finally, the last part describes particular forms of presentation of the Scout movement in certain media. The problematic is handled with three set research questions. By means of qualitative analyses, the work thoroughly describes the presentation of the Scout movement by certain media.
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The representation of judges in selected czech media
Břízová, Iva ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
In her diploma thesis titled "Depiction of the figure of judge in selected Czech media", the author aims to analyse what levels of representation are used to depict the figure of a judge in selected Czech series. The selected five figures of judges are described on the basis of their physical description, roles in society, behaviour and relationships by which their character is co-created. The author focused mainly on stereotypes, which were used to depict the figures. Part of the analysis of the figures of judge is their classification into the category of heroes or villains according to the typology of figures by Brian McNair. Also utilized are the typology of figures by E.M. Forster and Seymour Chatman. The media's depiction of the judges in selected series is positive. At the level of representativeness, it influences the perception of the institution of courts, which are shaped by the depiction of the judicial profession. 1
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European migration crisis in Czech and Austrian media
Lohynský, Jan ; Nečas, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
The role of the media within the European migration crisis is the main topic of this work. In the theoretical part I explain the concepts and theories, as well as describe the media systems of the Czech Republic and Austria as countries of interest of the further research. The 'State-of-the-art' section then also presents the research into the coverage of the European migration crisis conducted so far. Some of the studies provide not only interesting findings but also inspiration for my own research part. In the practical part I describe the employed methodology which is formed by a quantitative content analysis. Selected daily newspapers in the Czech Republic and Austria were selected for the research. 502 articles in total were coded to provide data for the findings. The findings provide answers to 7 research questions based on the prevalence of the articles within the selected media, themes of the articles, actors present in the coverage, terms used to describe those trying to enter the EU, employed frames, offered explanations and suggested solutions. The findings show both similarities but also differences between the two countries of interest. The findings can only be generalized to a certain extent as the research has its limitations. However, it can be stated that the work dives deep enough...
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Representation of the Czech Republic in French press
Turňová, Martina ; Klabíková Rábová, Tereza (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
The subject of the diploma thesis "Representation of the Czech Republic in French press" is the analysis of articles mentioning the Czech Republic in French daily press Le Figaro and L'Humanité. The analysis is performed by mixed method, whilst the quantitative part of the analysis is performed by content analysis and the qualitative part is performed by constant comparative technique. The research sample consists of 515 articles of both titles containing references of the Czech Republic published between the years 2017 and 2019. The aim of this thesis is to achieve answers to the research questions related to the agenda of the topic, the media image of Czech politics and politicians, the representation of relations between the Czech Republic and France and the relevance of the typology of cultures presented by Geert Hofstede. The thesis consists of the theoretical part and the performed research. The first part contains chapters describing various approaches to media representation, Hofstede's typology of cultures, the development of the relations between the Czech Republic and France and the nature of the French press together with information about specific press. The research part summarizes the methods used for the analysis toghether with a subsequent interpretation. The outcome of the...
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Media image of collectivization in Jihlava region from 1951 to 1959
Majdičová, Marie ; Knapík, Jiří (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis Media image of collectivization in the Jihlava region from 1951 to 1959 examines the way how local "village newspapers" informed about the course of collectivization process in particular districts of the Jihlava region. Special attention is paid to the formation of agricultural cooperative farms and trials with so-called "village rich men". The theoretical part summarizes the key characteristics of collectivization in Czechoslovakia, also focuses on the specifics of the Jihlava region and is supplemented with memories of a contemporary witness. This part also outlines the form of Czechoslovak media landscape and the media functioning, including the key role of the press as a propaganda tool. Further, it deals with the formation of local village newspapers and their subsequent ten-year development. The purpose of the research part of the thesis is to determine how the newspapers informed about selected topics via quantitative and qualitative method. This combination of approaches allows not only to reveal representation of topics, their frequency and other quantitative indicators, but also provides a relatively detailed insight into the way how newspapers wrote about "village rich men" and the village socialization. The diploma thesis also includes photographs of that period...
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Literary reportage of Miroslav Holub and Jiří Mucha inspired by the travelling in the USA in 60's of 20th century
Kubová, Linda ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
This thesis focuses on the literary reportages of Miroslav Holub and Jiří Mucha, who were inspired in their literary works by their travels in the United States during the sixties of the 20th century. The two main analysed texts are Černý a bílý New York by Jiří Mucha and Anděl na kolečkách by Miroslav Holub. The first chapter puts into context the historical and cultural characteristics of the first half of the sixties, when both reportages were published. The next chapter explains the origin and development of the literary genre of literary reportages. The next one is a biographical chapter about the authors with short examinations of their literary style. The last chapter analyses the reportages and compares the cultural and social atmosphere of the US with the situation in Czechoslovakia, which are talked about in the texts. It also compares the stylistical characteristics of the two authors. This thesis comes to the conclusion that Mucha focuses on communities, arts and the cultural scene, while Holub's focus has a wider scope incorporating also modern civilization, science and technology and also warns against the future. The author' literary styles are influenced by their life experiences and careers.
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