Publicist broadcast about journalism: Newsroom ČT 24

The thesis is focused on the first year of current affairs TV program called Newsroom CT24. It has two main parts, theoretical and practical. The former describes the theoretical context of the program; the key genres used in the program are delineated, and other theoretical points of departure are provided. Next come some chapters on the history of Czech journalism, with an emphasis on television journalism. This part deals with certain trends in TV journalism in relation to the historical context of the times, moving smoothly to the present. The thesis also delineates the specifics of the program, and methodology applied in research. The practical part offers both quantitative and qualitative analyses of the program with regard to its contents and genres. It presents the main themes and genre specifics of the program in its first year of being broadcast, mapping the local context of topics appearing on the screen. It provides a percentage breakdown of the main topics broadcast in the program, together with the percentages of local context material within the general output. This data is complemented by the percentages of hard and soft news. The work summarizes the most common genres used in the program, and by comparing its individual components it shows how it has evolved from its early stages..