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The Evolution of Investigative Data Journalism, as exemplified by Processing Big Data Leaks
Šotová, Zuzana ; Klimeš, David (advisor) ; Trunečka, Ondřej (referee)
Tato práce si klade za cíl popsat a vysvětlit problematiku datových úniků a jejich vlivu na novinářskou praxi. Výzkum je založen na již dostupných definicích pojmů s tímto fenoménem spojených a na hloubkových rozhovorech s investigativními novináři, programátory a datovými novináři a analytiky. Kromě definice úniku dat a dokumentů je popsáno, jaké práce s těmito informacemi představuje výzvy a problémy a čím je specifická. Abstract This thesis aims to describe and explain the issue of data leaks and their impact on journalistic practice. The research is based on already available definitions of terms related to the phenomenon and in-depth interviews with investigative journalists, programmers and data journalists and analysts. In addition to definitions of data and document leaks, the thesis describes specific challenges and issues involved in working with this information, and explains makes this journalistic field specific. Klíčová slova datová žurnalistika, investigativní žurnalistika, big data, datové úniky, Pandora Papers, Panama Papers, Kočnerova knižnica, OCCRP, ICIJ Keywords Data journalism, investigative journalism, bid data, data leaks, Pandora Papers, Panama Papers, Kočnerova knižnica, OCCRP, ICIJ Title The Evolution of Investigative and Data Journalism as Exemplified by Big Data Leaks
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Honour, Insult, Slander, Libel and Investigative Journalism
Šatánková, Radana ; Matějek, Jaromír (advisor) ; Štica, Petr (referee)
This interdisciplinary thesis deals with the area of investigative journalism and ethics. In the context of our time it offers a look at what kind of information a citizen has the right to obtain and what kind of the published information violates the moral rights of the individual. The work depicts the professional and ethical requirements placed on workers in the media to indicate the boundaries between "investigative journalism" and the pursuit of sensation. I draw upon the core material of the Syndicate of Journalists of the Czech Republic, the ethical codes of our public and private media and the books of experts in the field of media studies and ethics.
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Investigative journalists at risk in Czech media environment
Zlatohlávková, Barbora ; Soukup, Martin (advisor) ; Osvaldová, Barbora (referee)
Fifty journalists worldwide lost their lives while doing their job last year. Many others are in prison, face death threats and other kinds of imminence. With the spread of the internet and social media a lot of communication moved into cyberspace therefore many threats and attacks towards journalists are taking place there. This thesis called Investigative Journalists in Danger in Czech Media Environment deals with the threats investigative journalists are facing. This paper also analyses how they are protecting themselves while doing their job. For a better understanding of the whole topic, this paper also presents to the reader the history, development and role of investigative journalism in the Czech Republic. The research presents interviews with twelve established Czech investigative journalists who shared their experiences and opinions on the state of security in the Czech Republic, the threats they are facing and how they are protecting themselves. The answers of the respondents confirmed the general opinion that being an investigative journalist is often a dangerous job where the reporters face all kinds of threats and pressure.
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The Role of Investigative Journalism in a Democratic Society on the Example of Günter Wallraff
Hubeňáková, Monika ; Šmidrkal, Václav (advisor) ; Lizcová, Zuzana (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of investigative journalism in a democratic society, on the example of Günter Wallraff, a pioneer of German investigative journalists. His work and methods are controversial and questioned, so I focused on what ethical and legal obstacles his two selected works had to overcome. I chose two reports - Informationen aus dem Hinterland and Ganz unten, from the seventies and eighties of the twentieth century. Both reports were filmed with a hidden camera and were therefore not accepted by the public at first, but after the Federal Constitutional Court's decision, the hidden camera search method was just recognized if it leads to the detection of misstatements. To answer the research questions, I worked with period archival articles and secondary literature. I have connected concrete information from the articles with the knowledge from secondary literature. Reconstructing the link between the two works, the motive of the whole work was journalism as the fourth power in the state, which ensures respect for human rights and freedoms and thus contributes to the maintenance of a democratic society.
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Investigative journalism carried out by non-profit media organizations
Indra, Jan ; Křeček, Jan (advisor) ; Miessler, Jan (referee)
This thesis focuses on the production of investigative reporting by nonprofit organisations. The phenomena of a partial shift of investigative media production into the nonprofit sector has rapidly gained traction in recent years. One of the reasons for this development has been the declining economic condition of the traditional types of media, resulting in newsrooms decreasing their staff as well as the overall dedication of resources to investigative journalism as an extremely expensive form of journalism. The other reason has been the transformation of the political and social spheres, which have an undeniable impact on whether independent investigative journalism is even possible. This paper then aspires to present a comprehensive view on this phenomena and whether it is sustainable. After defining the theoretical conditions for the existence of investigative journalism in the nonprofit sector, the paper identifies the main challenges that emerging nonprofit investigative organizations have to face, as it then also presents steps that these organisations can take in order to overcome these challenges. The final part of the thesis is dedicated to the five-year existence of the Czech Centre for Investigative Journalism, an investigative nonprofit. The author of this paper, who has also been a...
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Watergate scandal and its film reflection: comparison on the example of the film All the President's Men
Hegedüš, Tomáš ; Šobr, Michal (advisor) ; Novotný, David Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis compares real evolution of the Watergate affair with its film reflection, motion picture All the President's Men. The main thesis predicated that factual differences would be insignificant and distinctions would occur, especially in the deformation of time and character heroisation. During the description of the affair as the journalists saw it, I used descriptive method and captured the first five months of the affair. As the main source for this part, I used the book, All the President's Men. While I examined the partial aspects of the film, I used an analytical method and using theoretical film literature, I analyzed both narrative and mise en scéne as well as the film style. In a comprehensive comparison, I used a comparative method and at the end of the thesis, I mentioned other film adaptations related to the affair. After the comparison, I was able to confirm my main thesis. The adapted scenario faithfully captures the events in the book, and the essential differences have emerged in the disruption of the time line, the heroisation of the characters and in addition, the simplification. The contribution of this thesis also lies in the assessment of the importance of the journalistic couple, Woodward and Bernstein. I have shown that in the capturing of the affair, their...
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Social journalism as a specific type of journalism
Fenclová, Anežka ; Hájek, Roman (advisor) ; Jirků, Jan (referee)
Bachelor thesis Social journalism as a specific type of journalism deals with the definition and definition of social journalism as an autonomous press area. The thesis focuses on the specificity of social journalism and its definition in professional literature and practice. Specifically, it aims to delimit this undefined area of journalism and to illustrate the importance it has for society. The theoretical part deals with the definition of social journalism in professional literature, a constitutive feature and its definition of related concepts (eg Confessional journalism, investigative journalism, literary journalism, humanistic reporting). The practical part, based on interviews with five selected journalists dealing with social journalism, follows its definition in practice and complements the basic characteristics of their perception of the area.
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Journalists and source protection in motion pictures
Kroupa, Tomáš ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Wolák, Radim (referee)
This diploma thesis named "Journalists and source protection in motion pictures" focuses on investigative journalists pictured in movies that have originated in Anglo-American language and cultural area. Analyzed are such movies that either have been filmed or have had their opening night in last three decades of the twentieth century or the first decade of twenty first century. From 1970s decade there is one movie analyzed while from all the other decades there are always two movies were being taken into analysis. Theoretical part of this thesis consists first of all of all necessary terms followed by several chapters about history of investigative journalism in English speaking countries. Several important personas and events from the area of investigative journalism from the twentieth century are also mentioned. Political movies from 1960s and 1970s are also briefly mentioned at this point. Briefly discussed are also principles of qualitative analysis method and necessary assumptions. Within the practical part of this thesis every movie is described and analyzed. Specific qualitative analysis method is the same in case of all the analyzed movies and results are discussed in specific subchapters by the same structure so all movies can be easily compared and cross-analyzed. Detailed descriptions...
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