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Lecturer(s)
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Charvát Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Schedule: Bloc I - introduction to the course - the media-politics relationship: normative expectations - the media-politics relationship in a historical perspective - colonization of politics by media: mediatization of politics - watchdog on a leash or media in the era of spin doctors Bloc II - gatekeeping, news values - amusing ourselves to death: tabloidisation, negativity, politainment - agenda-setting and social networks - media-politics relationship in the Czech Republic in the most recent years - final colloqium
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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 brief 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.
orientation in the media-politics environment analysis of scientific text critical thinking ability to identify manipulative and persuasive behaviour in political communication
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Prerequisites
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None
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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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Galtung, Johan; Ruge, Mari. The Structure of Foreign News: The Presentation of the Congo, Cuba and Cyprus Crises in Four Norwegian Newspapers. 1965.
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Harcup, Tony; O?Neill, Deirdre. What is News?. 2017.
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Lippmann, W. Veřejné mínění. Praha. 2015.
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McCombs, Maxwell. Agenda setting : nastolování agendy: masová média a veřejné mínění. Praha, 2009.
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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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Strömbäck, Jesper. Four Phases of Mediatization: An Analysis of the Mediatization of Politics. 2008.
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THOMPSON, J., B. Média a modernita. Praha: Karolinum, 2004.
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