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The position of female journalists in Czech media. A case study of MF Dnes from 1989 up to the present
Ježková, Adéla ; Osvaldová, Barbora (advisor) ; Štefaniková, Sandra (referee)
The aim of this Bachelor's thesis The position of female journalists in Czech media. A case study of MF DNES from 1989 up to the present is to analyze the potential influence of gender in the journalistic profession. Through the analysis of articles published in the Czech daily MF DNES, the thesis presents in which sections women publish their stories, what type of news they cover and to what extent they cocreate the media content. The self-reflection of the female journalists themselves is presented through semi-structured interviews with two current and four former newsroom members. Interviewees answered several general questions about the profession's characteristics, followed by questions focused on the potential gender inequalities that women in journalism may face. Their experiences, thoughts, feelings and wishes provide an in-depth insight into the issue. The theoretical part deals with the development of women's position in journalism. Quite a significant part is devoted to the presnce of gender in newsrooms and gender stereotypes, differences and inequalities that occur the most in the journalistic environment.
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Influence of journalistic proffesion on personal life of journalists
Krejčí, Eva ; Vochocová, Lenka (advisor) ; Reifová, Irena (referee)
anglicky This diploma thesis focuses on the influence of journalistic profession on personal, private and family life of journalists. The aim is to find different approaches by which people employed in the media approach their work and reconcile personal life with employment, as well as to identify and describe possible differences in attitudes between men and women. The method of qualitative research is semi-structured interviews followed by analysis through grounded theory. A sample of respondents made up of men and women who work in the media of various types, focus and reach at the time of writing this diploma thesis should help to get a comprehensive view of the matter.
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Women in sports journalism: gender, profesional identity, power
Koreis, Kristýna ; Vochocová, Lenka (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
Thesis called "Women in Sports Media: Gender, Professional Identity, Power" is a qualitative analysis of self-perception by women journalists in sports media. Using semi- structured interviews with women journalists working in sports newsrooms, the self-perception picture was created through personal experience. The goal was to uncover the way women sport journalists talk about their profession. This thesis attempts to identify presence of gender aspects, that can have an influence over women journalists through their personal experience. Analysis also focuses on the degree of (un)satisfaction in professional life and tries to identify reasons, that cause the (un)satisfaction. Interest is also put on individual wishes and dreams in profession and questions about the future of sports journalism and women in sports journalism.
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Woman journalists working in Czech news media from the perspective of political economy of communication
Vochocová, Lenka ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Plecitá, Klára (referee) ; Havelková, Hana (referee)
The dissertation thesis Structures and hierarchies in professional discourse of journalists in the Czech Republic with a focus on the factor of gender deals with professional self-reflection of Czech daily news journalists from the perspective of feminist political economy. This attitude connects the field of gender media studies and the political economy of communication, stresses the intersection of gender and other factors (demographic, socio- cultural, economic, organizational) when examining the influences in the profession and poses questions about the extent of individual autonomy in both professional and extraprofessional hierarchies. The theoretical introduction defines the field of gender media studies in terms of topics and conflicting ideas, summarizes the conclusions of gender research on media institutions and focuses on the perspective of studying gender among many influences in the news such as economic, sociocultural and organizational factors. The analysis of in-depth interviews with Czech daily news journalists reveals how the importance of gender as an influence in news media is constructed in professional discourse in the context of other structural and organizational influences. Based on the collected data and its analysis, it suggests focusing in detail on the possible...
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