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Civic journalism and community discourse on the example of website Slavistickenoviny.cz
Minařík, Miloš ; Kraus, Jiří (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
This thesis attempts to contribute to the general recognition of the phenomenon known as active audience that is generated by technical possibilities of contemporary digitalized media world collectively known as the era of Web 2.0. In this respect, the thesis follows the specific aspects, which accompany the transition from traditional ways of communication and methods of spreading information in the new and constantly evolving world of cyberspace. The thesis is based on the current general principles and theories, which are applied and compared in a relevant form at the Fan community site Slavistickenoviny.cz. The thesis follows two main directions. The first one focuses on the Web site as a product of citizen journalism. It deals with a comparison of the efforts of its authors with professional media outcomes. It also observes the rules, that are taken from the media and on the contrary evaluates differences. At the same time, the thesis deals with professional media taking over the amateur content. The second main aim focuses on a virtual community formed around the web itself. With application of qualitative research and discourse analyses, the thesis focuses on the search of internal mechanisms and the principles of the virtual community functioning. It reveals its overt and covert manifestations and...
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The use of social networks as information sources during the floods coverage in 2013 on CT24
Brendlová, Ellen ; Lokšík, Martin (advisor) ; Šmíd, Milan (referee)
This thesis deals with the use of social networks in CT24 emergency continuous broadcasting during the floods in June 2013. Theoretical part describes the phenomena of citizen journalism and focuses on social networks in connection with the use for reporting purposes. Subsequently, I will talk about the news channel CT24. I will briefly describe the basic broadcasting scheme and then I will focus on the interaction of CT24 with the audience during emergency situations. In connection with the topic of the theses I will mention the use of social networks in the broadcasting of CT24 during the floods in 2010. The aim of the practical part is to find out how much CT24 used the information coming from their viewers contributing to the social networks, what was the proportion of the concrete social networks and what was the proportion of the text, photographies and video. Then I will try to find out which areas were mainly observed during the five days period and according to which rules the exact materials were selected in order to contribute to better awareness of the audience. I will analyse how the number of live broadcast of the Czech TV New Media division representatives was changing regarding the development of the situation and whether the presented materials could replace the Czech TV reporter.
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Viewers as a source of information for news stations
Kopecký, Martin ; Moravec, Václav (advisor) ; Lokšík, Martin (referee)
Viewers and other recipients are in the center of attention of all media platforms. The environment is constantly developing and consumers of media content are developing with it. They are much more involved in the process of creation of content, which they now not only change and edit, but create as well. The borderline between author and public is gradually fading. Technological convergence, which gives the public new opportunities, creates a new type of recipient. Prosumer, mix between producer and consumer, defines the directions of media activity all around the world. Public has decided to take advantage of the opportunities and power of internet and developed from simple consumers to full-bodied creators of content.
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Analysis of factors affecting communication in the ambient of new media: Case study of YouTube Beauty community
Pokorná, Tereza ; Vochocová, Lenka (advisor) ; Bednařík, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis discusses the process of communication in new media environment and demonstrates it on the example of YouTube Beauty community which can be seen as an autonomous, independent space for expression and sharing of information. It introduces the specifics of communication in the environment of Beauty community and its characteristics. It discusses some theoretic concepts connected with communication in the environment of new media and also with the Beauty community, for example Web 2.0, citizen journalism, prosumption or the concept of internet as a new space of public discussion. It also discusses concept of political economy about how external especially commercial factors influence communication process and content of traditional media and connects it with influences of external commercial factors on communication in Beauty community. In qualitative research are explored factors that impact communication in this environment and also potential impact of external commercial factors on communications and its contents.
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Use of social networks in the Middle East focusing on the territory of Palestine
Drastilová, Lutfia ; Šisler, Vít (advisor) ; Šlerka, Josef (referee)
(anglicky) Thesis focuses on the topic of usage of on-line social networks in the Middle East focusing on the territory of Palestine. Work consists of several theoretical parts. The first chapter deals with the definition of the region Middle East. In the next chapter is described a new media including social media. Then followed chapter about usage of on-line social networks in the region of Middle East. Next chapter deals about on-line social networks in Palestine territories. The final chapter assesses the whole problematic. [Author's abstract].
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Critical reflection of projects and platform Ushahidi
Růžičková, Silvie ; Souček, Martin (advisor) ; Valůch, Jaroslav (referee)
This presented work deals with crowdsourcing tools for mapping and filtering of data that are created by the Ushahidi, Inc. and ways of their use. Ushahidi and SwiftRiver platforms and hosted version of Ushahidi called Crowdmap are counted among the tools for crisis mapping; however, more and more they are also used for other topics or issues. The aim of this work is to subject to a critical point of view not only the Ushahidi platform as a tool, but also a number of significant or interesting projects in which it was used. Presented is also the recommendation, how to use Ushahidi to create a successful project and the other way round what to avoid, when you work with Ushahidi. The basic building elements of Ushahidi are crowdsourcing, citizen journalism, geospatial information, and in particular the work of volunteers. This work describes the role of these building elements in Ushahidi, and subjects to critical reflection also the problematic sides, which Ushahidi is struggling with. Following is the analysis of selected sample of Ushahidi and Crowdmap deployments, which deals with the thematic, geographical and time stratification of the maps in the sample. Some significant uses of Ushahidi with humanitarian and non-humanitarian purpose of the deployment are examined in the end.
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Citizen journalism - an alternative form of civic participation in creation of on-line media content
Ročková, Daniela ; Vochocová, Lenka (advisor) ; Baslarová, Iva (referee)
The key approach of this thesis is to define closer discourse and importance of civic engagement in the media from the point of view of journalistic practice. This study examines trends of citizen journalism and community media that support active citizen participation and contribute to diversity of media content. The vision of traditional journalism disruption and enforcement of news agenda focusing on public interest became the key message of alternative media. The first two chapters concentrate on the origins of public interest involvement in the history of media discourse. They also highlight the alternative journalism characteristics, its current typology and the role of citizens supporting the concept of media democratization. They also specify the character of transformation of on-line professional journalism and its relationship to user-generated content in journalistic practices. Further four chapters determine specific demonstrations of citizen engagement in public media space and its concepts - public journalism, citizen journalism and community media. These chapters refer to characteristic of these phenonenons, they evaluate their contribution to the public life, concrete performance and practical applications abroad and in the Czech Republic. They also mention the key critical...
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Šesták, Martin ; Švelch, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Osvaldová, Barbora (referee)
User-generated content and its use in digital news media Abstract This thesis deals with increasing activity of Internet users who intensively create, publish and spread their own content. Huge part of this content is related to news and interferes in the traditional field of mass media organizations, which have to put up with newly established situation. The theoretical part of text describes the development of network media and strives for ground active user participation into media discourse and historical context. Therewithal, this part introduces kinds of user-created contents, defines their characteristics and analyzes these users who are called "prosumers" or "produsers" in the Web 2.0 era. The attention is also focused on user-generated content used by news websites and citizen journalism. The second part analyzes how the foremost world news media use and benefit from user-generated content. Examined media are iReport CNN, uReport Fox News, Have Your Say BBC and France 24. The text also analyzes Czech news media, especially ČT24 news channel and main Czech news websites and offers comparison with world media. Both parts of the thesis focus on web and television news service.
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Citizen photojournalism - amateurs as photoreporters
Votavová, Barbora ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Turek, Pavel (referee)
The bachelor thesis Citizen Photojournalism - Amateurs as Photoreporters deals with increasing citizen participation in creating visual media content which has seen big growth over the last decade thanks to development of communications and information technology. The thesis is divided into three separate parts. The first part focuses on theoretical definition of citizen journalism and photojournalism phenomena. It shows how big impact the new technologies have on journalism amateurisation and also remarks on relationship between amateurs interfering with media and professionals. Second part of the bachelor thesis describes social networks and internet services that contributed to expansion of visual journalism by enabling photo sharing and publishing. Some examples of these include Flickr, Twitter or photography agency Demotix. Third part looks into concrete examples of amateur photos making their way into media as a full-fledged news material - for example London 2005 terrorist attacks or Arab Spring in 2011. All three parts emphasise print and electronic media.
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Ethics problems of civic journalism (definition, case studies)
Firbacherová, Pavla ; Moravec, Václav (advisor) ; Osvaldová, Barbora (referee)
The goal of the thesis is to map the citizen journalism of blogs on Czech Internet. It deals with following the codified rules for bloggers of online media Respekt.cz, Aktuálně.cz Idnes.cz, Lidovky.cz and Ihned.cz. It describes the points that are violated most frequently. It presents sample case studies of breaking the ethical codex by the author and analyses it. The definition of the ethical framework and of the citizen journalism with the development of new media and their transformation are crucial for the thesis. New media are put in the historical context, new platforms of the civil journalism used in the Czech Republic are introduced and the potential risks are pointed out. The key part of the thesis compares the codes of conduct mentioned above media. Based on interviews with the administrators, it provides the conception and the characteristics of the researched blogs. The codices are compared with the requirements for professional journalists.
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