February 8, 2021 •
Media and Politics, Recent, Research •
by EJO
EJO examines the European media’s reaction to Biden’s presidency and the themes that defined coverage of his inauguration. ...
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October 11, 2019 •
Media Economics, Recent •
by Lucie Stuchlíková
Independent Czech journalists are increasingly turning to crowdfunding as a way of raising money to launch new outlets and finance special projects....
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March 2, 2018 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Martina Topinkova
The Czech media landscape has significantly changed over the last five years. A wealth of new and independent journalistic projects – fact checkers, independent outlets and charities – has shot up, adding to the existing media...
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February 8, 2018 •
Research, Specialist Journalism •
by Zuzana Veselková
If foreign news offers a window into the world, then the window for radio listeners in the Czech Republic is a fairly narrow one. Researchers from Palacký University in Olomouc found that foreign news focuses mostly on Europe and the...
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September 30, 2014 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Roman Hájek and Sandra Štefaniková
On 15 September, the first issue of Reporter, a new Czech weekly, was launched by Robert Casensky, former editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper, Mlada fronta Dnes. Casensky hopes the new magazine could become the Czech version of The...
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August 13, 2013 •
Media and Politics, Specialist Journalism •
by Michał Kuś, Stephan Russ-Mohl, Adam Szynol
Media barons – media owners who use their newsrooms to exercise political pressure and power – have become more influential in many Central and Eastern European countries. The most recent mega deals in the U.S. and in Germany...
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August 7, 2013 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics •
by Adam Pešek
No other name resonates as strongly in the Czech media market at the moment as that of Andrej Babiš, the second richest citizen in Czech Republic. In June Babiš bought one of the largest domestic media groups in the country, MAFRA. The...
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October 4, 2012 •
Media and Politics •
by Hana Biriczova
Though contemporary Czech journalism has evolved, journalism students cling to the memories of the First Republic’s great writers, such as Karel Čapek, Karel Poláček, and Jaroslav Hašek. The Czech journalistic tradition is still...
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