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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 American Media's Failure before the Iraq War in 2003
Sošťáková, Markéta ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Šafařík, Petr (referee)
The bachelor's thesis The American Media's Failure before the Iraq War in 2003 deals with the media's uncritical coverage of the threat posed by Iraqi program of weapons of mass destruction. The thesis analyses American print media coverage in period after the attacks of September 11, 2001 until the beginning of the Iraq War in March 2003. It seeks to determine the cause of this major crisis in the history of American journalism The thesis is divided into three sections. The first part deals with intensive pro-war campaign under the Bush administration in an attempt to achieve political and social consent for the invasion to Iraq. The political marketing campaign consisted of the manipulation of WMD intelligence, escalation of rhetoric about the danger that Iraq posed to the United States and speculations about Iraqi support of terroristic organisations. The second section of the thesis is dedicated to a comparative content analysis of prewar coverage at The New York Times and newspapers published by The Knight Ridder. The final part traces the changes in American journalism in recent years. It explains how the quality of prewar coverage was influenced by these changes such as rising economic pressure, frequently quoted anonymous sources, unbalanced coverage in favor of the administration position...
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Sexual harassment in the media on the example of the American television channel Fox News
Kytková, Barbara ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
The thesis Sexual Harassment in the Media on the Example of American Television Fox News aims to describe the sexual harassment affair in the American television company Fox News and compare it with similar cases in other American media organizations. The 2016 case led to the dismissal of Roger Ailes, the company's longtime director, and set off a wave of accusations of sexual harassment in other media, leading to the discrediting of several moderators and prominent figures in the American media. The main goal is to find out whether sexual harassment is a known, systemic phenomenon in America or not. Sexual harassment is also associated with the world-wide anti-sexual harassment movement Me Too, which emerged shortly after the Ailes scandal broke out. Therefore, I want to refute or confirm the hypothesis whether most cases of sexual harassment in the media began to appear only after Me Too became a world-famous movement. The main research method is a search of selected media, such as the New York Times, which has dealt extensively with the case. One of the main results should also be to find out whether harassment has always led to the release of the culprit and whether the victims have received apology or compensation from the media.
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The American Media's Failure before the Iraq War in 2003
Sošťáková, Markéta ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Šafařík, Petr (referee)
The bachelor's thesis The American Media's Failure before the Iraq War in 2003 deals with the media's uncritical coverage of the threat posed by Iraqi program of weapons of mass destruction. The thesis analyses American print media coverage in period after the attacks of September 11, 2001 until the beginning of the Iraq War in March 2003. It seeks to determine the cause of this major crisis in the history of American journalism The thesis is divided into three sections. The first part deals with intensive pro-war campaign under the Bush administration in an attempt to achieve political and social consent for the invasion to Iraq. The political marketing campaign consisted of the manipulation of WMD intelligence, escalation of rhetoric about the danger that Iraq posed to the United States and speculations about Iraqi support of terroristic organisations. The second section of the thesis is dedicated to a comparative content analysis of prewar coverage at The New York Times and newspapers published by The Knight Ridder. The final part traces the changes in American journalism in recent years. It explains how the quality of prewar coverage was influenced by these changes such as rising economic pressure, frequently quoted anonymous sources, unbalanced coverage in favor of the administration position...
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