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Contemporary Press Coverage of Student Protests at the Tiananmen Square
Prokopová, Tereza Patricie ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Moravec, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis aims to analyse how three newspapers, namely Rudé právo, The Guardian and The New York Times, presented the student protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. The period from 13 May 1989 to 26 June 1989 was chosen for the analysis, as it fully covers the situation preceding the massacre, the massacre of 4 June 1989 itslelf and its aftermath. In order to achieve the most accurate results, qualitative content analysis and so-called grounded theory will be used. The questions that will be answered through this thesis concern the specific aspects on which the individual newspapers placed emphasis, as well as how often the events were covered and with what temporal sequence, then which language features were used, and which reporting principles were applied within the news and journalistic texts. Based on the data collected, it was found that Rudé právo, ideologically charting communist mindset in China, held similar views to the Chinese Government, i.e. that the students attempted to overthrow the Government and the regime, and during the actual suppression of the protests, the soldiers were attacked by the students, not the other way around. The Guardian and The New York Times reported on the protests in a quite opposite way, regarding the protests as pro-democracy and the military...
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Narrative battle: A critical discourse analysis of China and the US's news coverage on COVID-19 origin-tracing
Wang, Qiulin ; Balon, Jan (advisor) ; Vocásek, Tibor (referee)
The origin of Covid-19 has been a subject of intense public discussion since early 2020, with different countries such as China and the US engaging in propaganda over which laboratory was responsible for the virus's leak. This narrative battle has not only been fought on the basis of scientific evidence but has also become highly politicized, with mainstream media outlets such as newspapers taking sides. This qualitative research employs a critical discourse approach, using Van Dijk's ideological square, to compare newspaper discourses on Covid-19 origin in China (Global Times) and the US (The Wall Street Journal) and identify what images of ingroup and outgroup have the media created through news reporting respectively. The study also analyzes the discursive strategies used by the newspapers to reinforce their narrative. The findings reveal that both newspapers show a dichotomy of "us versus them." In Global Times, The United States is depicted as incompetent, dishonest, politically driven, and unresponsive to concerns regarding its bio labs. Reciprocally, China is portrayed as culpable for Covid-19, uncooperative, and with concerns about its political system and risky lab practices in The Wall Street Journal. The study also indicates that linguistic tactics such as evidentiality, lexicalization,...
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Ownership of media houses in the Czech Republic
Pelikánová, Karolína ; Benda, Josef (advisor) ; Miessler, Jan (referee)
The master's thesis Ownership of media houses in the Czech Republic describes the current media landscape in the Czech Republic within the framework of major publishing houses with a significant impact and a wide portfolio of titles and further evaluates the coverage of the topic Gaining the trust of the government with the support of the KSČM using the method of analysis. The aim of the thesis was to describe the transformation of the ownership structure of media houses, which is currently almost entirely in Czech (or Czechoslovak) hands. Through analysis, it describes the possible motivation of contemporary media moguls.
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Linguistic analysis of newspaper headlines in English
DAŇOVÁ, Tereza
This work deals with the language side of English newspaper headlines. First it outlines the theoretical background of concepts related to the field, such as journalism, news and media language and style. Then it describes the historical development of headlines, their functions and types. The main focus of the work is a linguistic analysis of headlines collected from the British tabloid The Sun. The thesis identifies the linguistic features and means of newspaper headlines and describes their linguistic peculiarities.
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The Role of the Press in the Case of Jack the Ripper and Its Representation in M. Bellos Lowndes' The Lodger
SCHWARZ, Marek
This bachelor thesis introduces the case of Jack the Ripper, taking place in the autumn of 1888 in London and its interpretation in The Lodger by Mare Belloc Lowndes focused on the influence of the press. The theoretical part puts the topic in the historical context of Victorian England and states the practice of contemporary police and press. Furthermore, the thesis informs about the case itself, including the victims, the suspects and other necessities. At the same time, the thesis involves literary facts about the book and the author. The practical part describes the plot of the book, compares the real-life case with its interpretation, and proves the inspiration by using specific examples.
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Czech and German advertisements in Budweis daily newspapers, their comparison and analysis
ŠÍBA, Martin
This diploma thesis dealed with the analysis of advertisements, which were published on the pages of newspapers from the end of 19th century until the end of The Second World War. This diploma thesis focused on its analysis, the systematic research was submitted mainly to the German newspaper Budweiser Zeitung, and Czech newspaper Jihočeské listy between years 1873-1945. In particular, period ads was analyzed, which was the subject of a thorough analysis that focused primarily on graphic design, thematic orientation and inner content. The example of advertising was evidenced by different trends that have been manifested in the last decades of the existence of Austria - Hungary, during the war years and during the times of the First and Second Czechoslovak Republics.
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Sources and framing: a comparison of media coverage of climate change across the world
McCauley, Amina Rhyl ; Neag, Annamária (advisor) ; Němcová Tejkalová, Alice (referee)
in English This paper looks into how climate change is being covered by newspaper media in two Global South countries and two Global North countries - India, the Philippines, Denmark and Australia. While there is some literature on who the main sources are in climate change coverage, as well as how frequently climate change is covered in different countries, there is less literature on how climate change is framed, and how this relates to who the main sources are. Analyzing articles from three newspapers in each country, this content analysis gathered data on what sources are being predominantly used in news articles, and further, how these articles are being framed. It was found that climate change has become a highly politicized issue in the media across most of these countries, and that the main voice in how climate change is becoming to be understood is politicians - except for in Denmark. At the same time, it was found that climate change is mainly being framed as an issue in need of action - except for in Australia.
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The usage and the influence of anglicisms in the German journalism
Jakešová, Kristýna ; Zeman, Dalibor (advisor) ; Nečasová, Pavla (referee)
This bachelor thesis treats the topic of the influence of the English language on the German language. It explores which English terms are regularly used in everyday life. The thesis is divided into two parts - the theoretical part and the practical part. The theoretical part focuses on the development of the German language regarding the English lexicon and the international lexicon. The practical part explores the word meaning of each English expression, its usage, linguistic characterization, and categorisation. The list of anglicisms contents different areas - for example the words used in journalism. The aim of the thesis is to prove that German and English are closely interconnected. KEYWORDS anglicisms, the German language, the English language, the English expressions, internet, media, newspaper, written communication, nowadays language
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