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Generation Z czech podcasters
Hnyková, Michaela ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Šimková, Karolína (referee)
The bachelor thesis Czech Generation Z podcasters deals with podcasting and Czech Generation Z podcasters. In the theoretical part, the phenomenon of podcasting is defined, followed by a summary of the history and podcasting development abroad with an emphasis on the United States and the Czech Republic. The theoretical part also introduces the basic characteristics of Generation Z and the relationship of this generation to media use and podcasting. The methodological section presents the main research questions that explore the motivations of Czech Generation Z podcasters to start podcasting, motivations for continuing with podcasting as well as aspects of the creation that these creators evaluate positively and negatively. Other behaviors of the Czech Generation Z podcast creators in the online media space are also examined. The bachelor thesis is based on qualitative research conducted in the form of semi-structured interviews with 14 participants The interviews are analysed using thematic analysis. The qualitative research of this bachelor thesis is partly inspired by the research "Doing radio, making friends, and having fun: exploring the motivations of independent audio podcasters" by Kris M. Markman. The final part of the thesis presents the results of the research conducted as part of this...
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Podcasting as a New Media Phenomenon and its Current State in the Czech Republic
Svobodová, Markéta ; Vochocová, Lenka (advisor) ; Miessler, Jan (referee)
This MA thesis is devoted to podcasting, one of the phenomena of new media. It describes its origins and development; in greater detail it deals with the present state and characteristic features of podcasts from the viewpoint of their contents, forms, user practice, ways of financing, and also technological perspectives. Attention is focused on elements which interconnect podcasting with radio and radio programmes and also on their differences. The phenomenon is presented in the context of chosen concepts related to web 2.0. Several chapters focussed generally on the development and present state of podcasting are devoted to the situation in the Czech Republic. The research part then provides insight into the present situation from the point of view of independent podcast creators, with whom half-structured interviews were carried out. On the basis of a qualitative analysis of these interviews, several types of attitudes to podcasting and a number of factors related to production of podcasts were identified - primarily motivations to create them as well as some discouraging aspects. Further results of the analysis concern motivation of the authors to listen to podcasts of other creators, their view of the present state of affairs in the sphere of podcasting in the Czech Republic, and their...
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