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Disinformation tendencies on selected news websites during the Czech parliamentary election 2017
Červenková, Markéta ; Zápotocký, Jan (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
Dezinformační tendence na vybraných zpravodajských webech během voleb do Poslanecké sněmovny 2017 Markéta Červenková Abstrakt v anglickém jazyce The diploma thesis is dedicated to the topic of media manipulation and disinformation warfare in the context of an election. Over the past few years, a new breed of discussions about the influence of disinformation on political affairs has emerged. The aim of the diploma thesis is to investigate whether any disinformation tendencies or manipulative techniques have spread over the Czech media landscape during the Parliamentary election in 2017. In the first part of this work, the author will provide a theoretical background to the topic, including an explanation of the essential terms and current context of these phenomena. The second part includes the content analysis (complemented by hermeneutic text analysis) that is applied to selected news websites. As the result, the diploma thesis is supposed to provide the data about the source of information, the genre of the articles and specific manipulative techniques used in the selected media.
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Analysis of the network of information war experts in the Czech Republic
Kohút, Martin ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Beneš, Jan (referee)
The rise of 'information disorder' that undermine Western political principles has become one of the key political concerns in current Europe and United States and led to searching for new solutions how to fight the spread of mis- and dis-information. While the nature of this danger is still subject to much debate, we can already observe a rise of new experts explaining the threat of information war and how to deal with it. This research looks at how this novel problematization of security affects the politics of security expertise. Or, who gains power in this 'battle for truth'? Building on sociological approaches in security studies, this thesis focuses on the Czech Republic as a country that has become very active in the fight against disinformation and analyses the network of actors recognized as providing security expertise on information warfare. Based on social network analysis, the research maps the structure of social relations among actors recognized as experts and points out the empowerment of think-tanks and journalists, who build their expertise by bringing together their social capital, bridging knowledge of Russian politics and the new media environment, and introducing new practices to make the society resilient towards information warfare.
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The approach of Czech and Slovaks advertisers to advertising on conspiracy and propagandistic websites
Hrivňák, Adam ; Máchová, Eva (advisor) ; Vranka, Marek (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to provide insight into problematics of buying programmatic advertising on conspiracy and propagandistic websites. Besides it presents the approach of Czech and Slovak advertisers to advertising on mentioned websites. In theoretical point of view thesis discusses the cause from 3 different perspectives. First the thesis provides technical approach as it shows how programmatic advertising works. Second aspect examines if presence of these websites is in contrary to mass media and journalism ethics. Third perspective then discusses brand safety on the Internet. At the end the thesis offers the results of our research which focuses on approach of Czech and Slovaks advertisers to advertising on conspiracy and propagandistic websites. Then we put the results of our research in contrast to theoretical perspectives.
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The revolt of 1953 and its interpretation in the tendentious newspapers in the GDR and Czechoslowakia
Kyselová, Petra ; Konrád, Ota (advisor) ; Nigrin, Tomáš (referee)
The aim of the bachelor work "Uprising from the 17th March 1953 and its interpretation in biased press in DDR and ČSR" is to characterize the basic characters of the uprising, which took place firstly on 16th end 17th June in eastern Berlin and then in other east-German cities. In the first part I am trying to describe especially the reasons of this event, its course with focus on crucial moments, which influenced the following course of the uprising. I am also focusing on results, which this event had on other social-political development of the divided Germany. In the second part of my work I am characterizing the immediate interpretation of this event, created by the biased press in DDR and ČSR. In each country I will investigate the interpretation in party-, labor unions- and youth press. With consideration of control and censorship mechanisms, which in each country got concrete outlines, during investigation of interpretation of this event I will try to search for differences between periodicals and later between the two countries. I will observe, how each periodical characterize the event and if some unbiased facts and thoughts could have appeared. In comparison between the countries, my question is, if it was necessary the information coming from eastern Germany designated for Czechoslovak...
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Fictional news in media as a way of advertising
Lakomá, Karolína ; Dolanský, Pavel (advisor) ; Trampota, Tomáš (referee)
Bachelor thesis "Fictional news in media as a way of promotion" deals with the issue of media messages which are based on mystification, untruth or half truths in order to arouse interest its beneficiaries and to draw attention to the brand, product, social problem or just to entertain. Sometimes the victim of a hoax is only the audience, sometimes are victims the media itself. In marketing area it has became more often to use the method of dissemination the advertising via viral communication where the recipients transmit information between themselves and spread it further. For this to happen, the advertising in the message must be skillfully hidden or not contain it at all. This work defines the concept of fictional news as well as the concept of promotion. It provides examples of media mystification in the history of mass media and examples of successful viral campaigns. The whole issue is demonstrated by the Czech adaptation of one of Australia's successful campaign for men's deodorant, which was based on the spreading fictional news and promoting a non-existing company. The work examines how the Czech media and Czech audience deal with the fictional press release.
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Conspiracy Theories and Disinformation in the Islamic World from the Perspective of Western Countries and Their Foreign Policy
Scheiner, Miroslav ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This Master's thesis deals with conspiracy theories and disinformation, a topic received with insufficient attention in the field of international relations. The phenomenon constitutes one of the most distinctive features of the Islamic world; therefore, it has significant importance for the Western foreign policy towards the region. The thesis is divided into four chapters and aims to provide Western countries with a set of foreign-policy recommendations in relation to the phenomenon of conspiracy theories and disinformation in the Islamic world. The thesis does so on the basis of a thorough analysis of the general mechanisms of conspiracy theories (1st chapter), and the specific conditions and circumstances of their emergence and dissemination in the Islamic world (2nd chapter). The study of the case of Aafia Siddiqui (3rd chapter) leads to the conclusion that the implication of conspiracy theories and disinformation in the activities of Islamic extremist groups represents a serious security threat for the Western countries, which the current policy leaves with no adequate response (4th chapter). As an outcome, the thesis proposes ten basic principles which should serve to the Western countries as a guideline for their approach to conspiracy theories and disinformation in the Islamic world. The main import of this thesis lies in it being one of the first attempts with regard to the researched topic to perform a comprehensive analysis with practical outcomes.
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Manipulation, disinformation and faults in television news
Ziková, Jitka ; Roll, Marek (advisor) ; Běláčková, Vendula (referee)
The thesis considers with balance and objectivity of the main news program of Česká televize. It tries to unfold inaccurate coverages, being transmitted in Události from september 2009 until december 2009. Inadequacies are further described and analysed in detail. Based on personal judgement, there is a possible reason and inflictor stated. The objective of this thesis is to point out Inadequacies in main news service of statutory television from view of objectivity, balance, correctness and other faults. Further provides aspects, which are the most frequent purpose of making faults. Thesis supplements monthly reports of Czech info company, which judges balance of news service only in constrained scale. The results of analysis provides valueable ratings of Události not only for television management, but for redactors themselves and other members of news team. The thesis doesn't lack even consideration about possibility of minimalisation the mentioned inadequacies. The source of information and data are articles, documents from Česká televize database, news service online archiv and experience from working in news room ČT. First part of thesis is concentrated on theoretical base. Serves to understand the whole problematics and as starting point for rest of the thesis. Even contains practical examples of manipulation and disinformation from the past and present. Second part describes the way of investigation of Česká televize news service and defines criteria of ratings. Third part of the thesis summarises results of the analysis, judges frequency and importance of inadequacies in news service and summarises their characteristics and elimination possibility. Conclusion summarises knowledge of the thesis, their comments, and enrichment from ČT news room experience.
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Disinformation and its impacts on practice
Široká, Lenka ; Toman, Prokop (advisor) ; Zábrodský, Pavel (referee)
The diploma thesis is focused on disinformation and its relationship to the mass media and public. The main aim of the thesis is to provide a general overview of disinformation, point out the menace resulting from its underestimating and present the clues on how to eliminate its impacts. The work is divided into two main parts. The first one is theoretical and summarizes the existing knowledge in information and disinformation theory. It is supplemented by own typology of the disinformation and includes a practical example of each type. The end of the theoretical part is addressed to the special place that mass media have in the process of disinforming. The second part is related to practical issues. It results from a detailed analysis of the most widely-read statewide daily newspapers and the structure of their readers. The social-demographic factors that influence the rate of received disinformation are set.
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