Lecturer(s)
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Charvát Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course focuses on the introduction to the issue of the media-politics relationship, both in theoretical and historical perspective, with a special focus on prevailing contemporary phenomena such as political scandals, methods of spin-doctoring and political PR, false reports, etc. and their impact on both the political process and wider public. Last but not least, the use of Web 2.0 and new media in current political communication will be interpreted. The course will be designed as a structured critical presentation of given texts.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on the introduction to the issue of the media-politics relationship, both in theoretical and historical perspective, with a special focus on prevailing contemporary phenomena such as political scandals, spin-doctoring and political PR, fake news, etc. and their impact on both the political process and wider public. Last but not least, the use of Web 2.0 and new media in current political communication will be interpreted.
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Prerequisites
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No prerequisities
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
seminar paper (cca 10 pages) + relevant activity
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Recommended literature
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Barnett, Steven. Will a Crisis in Journalism Provoke a Crisis in Democracy?. 2002.
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Cabada, L., Charvát, J., Stulík, O. Současná komparativní politologie: klíčové koncepty. 2015. ISBN 978-80-7380-577-7.
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Gregor, M., Vejvodová, P. a kol. Nejlepší kniha o fake news, dezinformacích a manipulacích!!!. Brno, 2018. ISBN 978-80-264-1805-4.
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Krákora, P. a kol. Významné události soudobých českých dějin a jejich reflexe v médiích. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7425-242-6.
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Lichtenberg, J. Democracy and the Mass Media. Cambridge, 1990. ISBN 9781139172271.
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McCombs, M. E., Shaw, D. L. The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media. 1972.
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Postman, N. . Ubavit se k smrti: veřejná komunikace ve věku zábavy. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-204-2206-4.
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Thompson, J. B. Média a modernita. Sociální teorie médií.. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-2460-652-6.
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Thompson, J. B. The Nature and Consequences of Political Scandal. 1999.
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Vergeer, M. Politics, elections and online campaigning: Past, present ? and a peek into the future. 2012.
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