Politician Miloš Zeman and journalists: analysis of selected conflicts

This bachelor thesis, called 'Politician Miloš Zeman and journalists': analysis of selected conflicts' is focused on the often complicated relationship between Miloš Zeman and media. The goal is analyse his relationship is to map his stance to journalists and to answer the question: whether he respects the role of journalists and their position in a democratic society. This study is working with the case studies method to analyse three specific cases. The first dispute is the one between journalist Ivan Brezina and Zeman, who accused him of corruption. Then the thesis deals with Zeman's threatening the media, exactly the work descibes aspiration for ruining of magazin Respekt. And finally the thesis concers still running discord between current president of the Czech Republic and Terezie Kaslová, granddaughter of the famous journalist Ferdinad Peroutka. Firstly the work sets up three theoretical bases: how the politician should ethically act, what are the standards for the protection of personality and freedom of speech, and what is the relation between media and politics. In the practical part follows description of each instance, which is then compared with predefined criteria. The result of the thesis is an analyzed view of Zeman's approach to journalists and their work. Authoress wants to..