This page brings together all the stories on Czech Republic that have been featured on the Media Channel, with links to related pages and other resources you might find useful.

Articles 1 to 13 of 13 (with the most recent first)

Prague, Protests And Europe
The International Federation of Journalists appealed to the European Union in support of the strikers at Czech TV. But why, asks Anna-Britt Kaca, did they turn to an institution notoriously hostile to journalism? See MediaChannel's Special Report on Czech TV .
From Central Europe Review, 15 January 2001.
> also about: Eastern Europe, Activism, Freedom of Expression, Labor Public Broadcasting

Can 100,000 Czechs Be Wrong?
It was the largest demo in Prague since the Velvet Revolution. But this time the target was a TV station. Is it just an ongoing political battle or is it a media reform movement taking shape? A special report from MediaChannel affiliates.
From The Media Channel, 10 January 2001.
> also about: Poland, Slovakia, Europe, Eastern Europe, Activism, Audience, Business, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Public Broadcasting Television

Newscast Battles
Thousands of Czechs are gathering in the streets to watch the live newscasts created by striking journalists. Since taking over the newsroom on December 24, the journalists have offered their own news via cable and satellite, while their adversary, the new management, broadcasts reports over the air.
From Freedom Forum, 8 January 2001.
> also about: Freedom of Expression, Labor, Politics, Public Broadcasting Television

The Protest The Duped The World
The International Federation of Journalists, and indeed much of the world press, has swallowed the spin and inaccurate facts of the striking "second-rate" journalists, warns Andrew Stroehlein.
From Central Europe Review, 8 January 2001.
> also about: Activism, Credibility/Accuracy, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Politics, Public Broadcasting Television

Civic Action Is A Good Thing
While the crisis could be a warning signal to the European Community regarding possible Czech membership in the European Union, writes Robert M. Kokta, it should be seen as a sign of healthy civic development.
From Central Europe Review, 7 January 2001.
> also about: Activism, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Politics, Public Broadcasting Television

Hypocrites And Partisans?
The rebelling journalists have used an internal labor dispute to mobilize public passion in their favor, writes Jan Culík. "But the current deplorable state of the Czech political and economic arena is partially a direct responsibility of the current 'defenders of freedom of speech' ... This is a party political struggle for power, waged by undemocratic, manipulative means by both sides."
From Central Europe Review, 6 January 2001.
> also about: Activism, Credibility/Accuracy, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Politics, Public Broadcasting Television

But Is It A Revolution?
Protestors hearkening back to revolutionary moments in Czech history are neglecting their own recent history, writes James Partridge. Instead of the Communist-style putsch and media takeover perceived by much of the public, this is actually a two-year-old battle to reform an organization of ambitious and sycophantic journalists.
From Central Europe Review, 6 January 2001.
> also about: Activism, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Politics, Public Broadcasting Television

Rebelling In Ignorance?
A daily Web site read by political and media insiders may have fueled protests by a Czech public kept ignorant of the real issues. Jan Culík worries his journal may have given rise to a public protest he does not support: "Czech society has rebelled because someone has attempted to improve its public-service television. Most of the rebelling people are absolutely unaware [of] what has actually ...
From Central Europe Review, 6 January 2001.
> also about: Activism, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Politics, Public Broadcasting, Multimedia/Internet Television

Czech Press In Crisis
Czech journalists covering political scandals often find themselves targets of investigation. But is a repressive state to blame ... or is it the journalists themselves?
From Central Europe Review, 13 November 2000.
> also about: Credibility/Accuracy, Freedom of Expression, News Coverage Politics

Global Newspeak
As the world's best athletes compete in the Olympics in Australia and protesters clash in Prague, some media reporting is unable to generate interest or transcend the barriers of ideology, says News Dissector Danny Schechter.
From The Media Channel, 27 September 2000.
> also about: Australia, United States, Activism, Credibility/Accuracy, Cultural Impacts News Coverage

Slovak Film Rebel
Kamila Kytková has spent much of her life paying for the work she did in the liberal 1960s. The director explains why the obstacles she's endured since leaving Prague in '68 have only made her more determined.
From Central Europe Review, 11 September 2000.
> also about: Freedom of Expression, Media Arts, Personalities Film

Czechmate: The Death Of Independent TV In The Czech Republic
According to the Central Europe Review , Czech powerbrokers are stepping into the vacuum left when Jakub Puchalský, head of Czech Public Service television, resigned on December 15. Opportunists in high places see Puchalský's departure as a "golden opportunity" to use Czech public TV "as an instrument of political propaganda," notes the Review . "There are ...
From Central Europe Review, .
> also about: Freedom of Expression, Politics, Public Broadcasting Television

Electric Prague
IMC-Praha offers ground-zero reports on last week's economic-justice protests against the World Bank and the IMF, while SiteSherpa tours the Web ring that helped build and mobilize a worldwide anti-globalization resistance. Meanwhile, Transitions-Online warns that a Czech media obsessed with protest-panic may be failing to cover the institutions themselves.
From Independent Media Center, .
> also about: Access, Activism, News Coverage, Technology Multimedia/Internet

 




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