The picture of Czech EU presidency in the German newspapers

PhDr. thesis "The image of Czech EU Presidency in the German newspapers" focuses on the analysis of the media picture of the Czech Republic and its main actors on the events taking place in the period between 1st January and 30rd June 2009. Quantitative analysis of media content was used for articles from selected German newspapers. The first part describes the institute of EU Presidency, main tasks and responsibilities. In the second part of this chapter are discussed some selected achievements (results) of the Czech EU Presidency. After that the theoretical media part follows: that covers political communication theory, concepts of agenda setting, news values and news selection. Finally, this part offers a small overview of the German media scene and information regarding selected daily news. The third chapter is focused on methodology, wherein the basis of the quantitative analysis of media content is discussed. On the basis of the theoretical part research questions and hypotheses are constructed. The practical part is concerned with carrying out the content analysis of the articles connected to Czech EU Presidency. Individual findings are interpreted with the help of statistical methods. The conclusion discusses generalized findings and theoretical implication of the study