Communication with Media and Public at Emergencies

The bachelor’s thesis deals with communication with media and public at emergencies. The fundamental topic are the emergencies, their definitions, classification and the fact, that emergencies occur more frequently and attract public and media attention. Communication is the next presented topic as well as its classification, function and barriers to communicate effectively. Further part is devoted to general characteristics of media, its role in contemporary society and impact on the public. One part also pays attention to the media behaviour and journalistic ethics. The next part characterizes methods of population warning at emergencies, which are available for the government as well as the methods how media are informed at emergencies. Therefore state administration need experienced people having knowledge about emergencies, communication with the public and media, being able to present these problems adequately