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Transformation of the czech media ownership structures in the early 21 century
Vojtová, Magdaléna ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Benda, Josef (referee)
The primary goal of this master thesis was to analyze the development of ownership of daily newspapers in the Czech Republic in the period 2008 - 2016. The development of media ownership in the monitored period was analyzed in the context of the long term structural problems of media sector, which were intensified by the economic crisis beginning in 2008. In addition to the economic context, the thesis also deals with the historical context, specifically the changes of the Czech daily newspapers market after 1989. In connection with the transfer of ownership of the Czech publishing houses to the hands of domestic businessmen, often with direct links to politics, thesis also deals with the issue of ownership concentration and the relations between media and politics. I also mention the phenomenon of emerging new, alternative media projects by the journalists in reaction to ownership changes threatening pluralism and freedom of speech. In the end, I also compare the development of ownership of the daily newspapers in the Czech Republic with the development of ownership in other countries of the CEE region, such as Slovakia, Poland, Hungary or the Baltic States.
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Changes in Media with the Arrival of a New Owner. Case Study-MF DNES
Heřmanská, Lucie ; Osvaldová, Barbora (advisor) ; Chudoba, David (referee)
A bachelor's thesis on Changes in Media with the Arrival of a New Owner. Case Study: MF DNES deals with the functioning of periodicals' ownership in the Czech Republic. In particular, it aims to present the current situation in the area with the example of daily newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes, which after many years of operating under a foreign owner, German company Rheinisch-Bergische Verlagsgesellschaft passed into the ownership of Czech businessman and current Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Andrej Babiš. After his entry into the said most popular Czech broadsheet newspaper, doubts began to appear in public discourse on whether media owned by a both politically and entrepreneurially significant person can be independent. This paper therefore monitors changes that have occurred in the Mladá fronta Dnes periodical with the arrival of the new owner, and also whether the media image of Mr. Babiš's person and his interests has been improved upon through the articles of the newspaper. The results presented here were obtained with the use of a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis, and they show that there has been a substantial increase in contributions regarding the new owner, though their impact was rather negative.
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Selected aspects of the "EU Charter: Standard terms of media freedom in the EU"
Melíšková, Iva ; Moravec, Václav (advisor) ; Osvaldová, Barbora (referee)
The bachelor thesis Selected aspects of "the EU Charter: Standard terms of media freedom in the EU" is about selected influences which shaped the media environment in the European Union's member states. Firstly, it defines the tradition of freedom of speech in Europe as well as the role of certain institutions of the European Union, Council of Europe and international players which supports the freedom of speech. Some parts are dedicated to the media policy of the European Union and certain resolutions, directives and documents about media that occupied the European parliament in the past. The core of the paper is the document called "the EU Charter: Standard terms of media freedom in the EU" that reacts to changes and threats in member states' media environment. The aim of this thesis is to describe certain changes of media landscape in selected countries, which consequences these changes had and how it affected media pluralism in these states. Described aspects are: economic crisis in connection with the boom of online media, the concentration of media ownership and the media regulation. The thesis includes the analysis how "the EU Charter: Standard terms of media freedom in the EU" reacted to the situation in member states and if it had any impact and improved the situation.
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The Effect of Change of Media Ownership on the Content of Selected Daily Papers: The Case of the MAFRA Media House Acquisition
Štveráková, Iveta ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Müller, Karel (referee)
There seems to be growing amount of doubts about the independance of Czech media and its position in the public space since the mid 2013, when Andrej Babiš - the second wealthiest Czech entrepreneur and since 2014 also the minister of finance -- has bought MAFRA media house, which issues among others two Czech daily papers Mladá fronta DNES and Lidové noviny. Aim of this thesis is to find out, how the change in the ownership of the MAFRA media house affected the content of the two daily papers. Such effects are analysed in articles published in Mladá fronta DNES and Lidové noviny, firstly in general in the foreign policy topics, secondly in representation of the name of Andrej Babiš and thirdly in representation of the distinct subsidiaries of the Agrofert group. Data collection is divided into two separate periods -- before and after the acquisition of MAFRA media house by Andrej Babiš. Quantitative content analysis has been chosen as the method of research.
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