Role veřejnoprávních médií : Krize v ČT

The thesis deals with the crisis in the public broadcaster - Czech television during the years 2000 and 2001, when the employees of the TV refused to cooperate with a newly elected director Jiří Hodač. The main question the thesis deals with is the interpretation of the crisis. Are there any alternative explanations of the crisis and its causes - different from those still being accepted today? Therefore it also discusses the possibility of the crisis being prepared by Čtyřkoalice or even by the employees of the TV. Comparing & contrasting the statements of the crisis actors the thesis shows that there is no simple interpretation. The thesis illuminates the roles of particular bodies that are important for the TV operation, it also analyses the news services of both antagonized teams and explains the role of particular actors during the crisis. The thesis uses mainly contemporary materials, TV broadcasting and various composite books.