Course: Media and Politics

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Course title Media and Politics
Course code KPOL/B107
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Charvát Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Schedule: 1. introduction to the course 2. the media-politics relationship: normative expectations 3. the media-politics relationship in a historical perspective 4. the media-politics relationship in a digital era 5. colonisation of politics by media: mediatization of politics 6. gatekeeping and news values 7. amusing ourselves to death: tabloidisation, negativity, politainment 8. agenda-setting and social networks 9. wag the dog: spin doctoring, political PR 10. media-politics relationship in the Czech Republic in the most recent years 11. final colloqium

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The course focuses on the brief introduction to the issue of the media and 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.
The student will gain orientation in the environment of media and politics. The student is able to analyse a professional text. The student will acquire critical thinking. The student will gain the ability to identify manipulative and persuasive behaviour in political communication.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
test
Recommended literature
  • Barnett, Steven. Will a Crisis in Journalism Provoke a Crisis in Democracy?. 2002.
  • Galtung, Johan; Ruge, Mari. The Structure of Foreign News: The Presentation of the Congo, Cuba and Cyprus Crises in Four Norwegian Newspapers. 1965.
  • Harcup, Tony; O?Neill, Deirdre. What is News?. 2017.
  • Lippmann, W. Veřejné mínění. Praha. 2015.
  • McCombs, M. E., Shaw, D. L. The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media. 1972.
  • McCombs, Maxwell. Agenda setting : nastolování agendy: masová média a veřejné mínění. Praha, 2009.
  • Postman, N. . Ubavit se k smrti: veřejná komunikace ve věku zábavy. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-204-2206-4.
  • Strömbäck, Jesper. Four Phases of Mediatization: An Analysis of the Mediatization of Politics. 2008.
  • THOMPSON, J., B. Média a modernita. Praha: Karolinum, 2004.


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