ZURb1109 Journalism ethics and regulation

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Bc. Michaela Dvořáková (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Monika Hanych, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Koubský, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Matěj Richtr (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to the key topics of media ethics and media law. Students are to be instructed to understand the core legal and ethical norms properly, to apply those in to their praxis and to internalize the key media values, such as impartiality, independence and autonomy, truthfulness and watchdog function of media. The complexity of the course is based on the requirements of the application sphere, as elaborated in the market analysis.
Learning outcomes
Students are to be able to understand and use basic ethical and legal norms, to analyze important ethical issues critically, to know the core ethical values, to identify legal and ethical issues of their work.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, ethics and law; 2. Axiology of media ethics, watchdog; 3. Ethical norms; 4. Independence and autonomy; 5. Impartiality, thruthfulness; 6. Freedom of speech; 7. Privacy; 8. Legal status of a journalist; 9. Regulation of print and broadcasting media; 10. Public service media regulation; 11. On-line media regulation.
Literature
    required literature
  • • STRÖMBÄCK, Jesper. In Search of Standard: Four Models of Democracy and Their Normative Implications for Journalism. In Journalism Studies, vol. 6, no. 3, 2005, pp. 331–345.
  • • MOTAL, Jan. Žurnalistika jako strážkyně demokratických hodnot. Studijní materiál, Brno–Prešov 2016.
  • ROZEHNAL, Aleš. Mediální právo. 2. rozšířené vydání. Pzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2015, 463 stran. ISBN 9788073805494. info
  • MORAVEC, Ondřej. Mediální právo v informační společnosti (Media Law in Information Society). Praha: Leges, s.r.o., 2013, 288 pp. Student. ISBN 978-80-87576-52-6. info
  • BARTOŇ, Michal. Svoboda projevu: principy, garance, meze. Praha: Leges, 2010, 384 s. ISBN 9788087212424. info
    recommended literature
  • Handbuch Medienethik. Edited by Christian Schicha - Carsten Brosda. 1. Aufl. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2010, 580 s. ISBN 9783531158228. info
  • KIERAN, Matthew. Media ethics :a philosophical approach. 1st pub. Westport: Praeger, 1997, ix, 168 s. ISBN 0-275-96694-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
Writen assignments, written test exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.medialnietika.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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