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The role and position of the journalistic profession in the perspective of journalism students
Součková, Barbora ; Němcová Tejkalová, Alice (advisor) ; Osvaldová, Barbora (referee)
This master's diploma thesis examines journalism students' attitudes towards the journalism profession and their perceptions of the field of journalism. The thesis develops its main theme on several levels. Important perspective represents students' thinking about the ethical aspects of journalism, as well as their motivation - not only to study the field of journalism but also to pursue it in practice in the sense of employment or career. This thesis explores these themes via qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with undergraduate journalism students from three Czech universities. Specifically, students from Charles University in Prague, Masaryk University in Brno, and Palacký University in Olomouc. The work includes not only the perspectives of students who have encountered the field in academic terms but also those, who have direct experience with it in practice, i.e. from the newsrooms of various Czech media. Research began to focus on the perspectives of journalism students in the late 20th century. Since then, there has been a lot of research on this topic all over the world. But this approach has not yet been reflected a greater extent in professional academic works in the Czech Republic. Therefore, it is important to raise these questions....
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The freedom of speech 2.0-the concept of freedom of speech among current Czech journalists
Ostrá, Alžběta ; Jirků, Jan (advisor) ; Miessler, Jan (referee)
Master's thesis entitled Freedom of the Speech 2.0 - the concept of freedom of speech among current Czech journalists deals with the latest concept of the freedom of speech phenomenon in the Czech media environment, specifically in the periodical press. The context of freedom of speech is explored both from sociological and philosophical perspective, as well as the legal restrictions that regulates the freedom of expression in the Czech media. Emphasis is placed on the role of the press in a democratic society and the need for freedom of speech for its proper functioning. This paper also deals with the factors influencing journalistic autonomy and the phenomenon of self-censorship as a significant restriction of freedom of expression. The work offers a current analyses of freedom of speech according to the non-profit organizations: Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders. It also focuses on recent cases related to the influencing of Czech media content by its owners. The research presents the opinions of 10 established Czech journalists and confirms the assumptions of a number of foreign media researchers, which is that economic entities such as advertisers or media partners, and journalists themselves, are the most important restricting factors of freedom of speech.
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