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The perception of the term activist journalism by czech journalists
Kumsová, Ilike ; Osvaldová, Barbora (advisor) ; Novotný, David Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis tries to anchor the term activist journalism on the basis of how Czech journalists perceive it. The thesis focuses on the historical development of objectivity, as well as the currents of journalism that deviate from it, global definitions of activism and advocacy, and these same definitions associated with branches of journalism. Objectivity and its relevance in 21st century journalism is included in the theoretical part of the thesis, along with a polemic. The practical part is devoted to qualitative semi-structured in-depth interviews with six Czech journalists and their understanding of objectivity, activism in journalism and other topics discussed in the theoretical part of the thesis. On their basis, the boundaries of Czech journalists' understanding of activist journalism are suggested as advocacy of correct opinion, absence of criticism (of a given topic) and concealment of reality are defined. At the same time, it was discovered that there is a split between what Czech journalists understand as activist journalism and its academic definition. Ilike Kumsová
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Freedom of Speech in the Czech Media Enviroment - Case Studies
Gantner, Filip ; Benda, Josef (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
The thesis brings complex description of the freedom of speech in the Czech media environment, while answering the research question of what are the limits of the freedom of speech of the media and in the media when the freedom of speech collides with the protection of the personality rights. The thesis is an interdisciplinary study combining media and legal studies. It emphasizes the role of media in the process of realization of the freedom of speech and it also concentrates on the role of case-law of the courts, which is applying the provisions on the freedom of speech. Special attention was paid to the conflict between the freedom of speech and the protection of the personality rights. First, the thesis defines particular elements (principles) of the freedom of speech on the basis of the provisions of the Czech acts, international treaties and previous case-law of the European Court for Human Rights. Then it examines how such principles have been reflected in case-law of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic. It also deals with general description of the protection of the personality rights. Based on the above-mentioned analysis, the thesis designs ten case studies focused on application of the main principles presented in the previous chapters of the thesis to hypothetic circumstances linked...
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