Drama methods within media education

The diploma thesis explores possibilities of using drama education methods in media education. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first one is theoretically focused on describing three areas ? media, media education and drama education. This part outlines in detail the terms mass media, media communication and media influence. It defines the media education as a cross-cutting topic and describes its scope and content. It lists principles, methods and the content of drama education and at the same time indicates why and how to use the methods of drama education in media education. The second part contains scripts and reviews of undertaken programs that focused on selected topics of media education. The scripts are supplemented with a brief description of respective media issues ? objective and balanced news coverage, media stereotypes and advertisement. The program scripts and reviews practically evaluate the functionality of using specific drama education methods in teaching