Media Policy and Legislation 1

Subject guarantor:

Michal PROKOP

Name of lecturer(s):

Michal PROKOP

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

1. Introduce the development and contemporary status of the media environment in the Czech Republic from the first-republic democracy through totalitarianism to today's situation.

2. Investigate and find reasons for joining the media environment with politics and in the entire period of the development of individual types of media, domestically and around the world, particularly in Europe.

Mode of study:

Lecture, visits and discussions with individual media representatives.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

- general overview of post-war history of Czechoslovakia and at least a basic overview of the history after October 1989.

- General knowledge of mass media issues.

- basic knowledge of the law

Recommended optional programme components:

none

Course contents:

Media policy and legislation in democratic cultures as one of the mainstays of implementing constitutional rights to freedom of speech.

Media - its types and particulars.

Recommended or required reading:

- CHALOUPKOVÁ, HOLÝ: Zákon o provozování rozhlasového a televizního vysílání a předpisy související (komentář) - C.H.Beck 2004,

- To date legislation:

- Press

- Radio and television broadcast

- Czech Television

- Czech Radio

- Czech Press Agency

- advertisement regulations

- politcal parties

- election regulation

- telecommunications

- radio and television subscription

- audio visual services on request - Collection of regulations

International Regulations and Directives:

- EU directive on television without borders

- EU Council recommendation on public services broadcast

- Frequency spectrum coordination and others?

- Public service in public media (text collection Český Krumlov, 8. a 9. listopadu 2002 - Česká media a Votobia Praha 2003

- Česká media 2003, 2004, 2005 (almanac of media events)

- Česká media a Votobia Praha 2004

- Výroční zprávy Rady ČT a Rady ČRo o činnosti České televize a Českého rozhlasu - internetové str. R ČT a R ČRo

- 10 let v českých mediích(sborník esejů) Kolektiv autorů Newton IT 2005

- Financování digitálního vysílání (sborník textů) Česká media 2005

Ročenky ČT a ČRo - internet, servery Česká media, Radiotv, atd.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lecture, class, excursions - visits to media outlets with discussion.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Conditions for the award of credit are: class participation, completion of the semester paper assignment.

Course web page:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	místnost R311 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) PROKOP M. 14:00–15:30 (přednášková par. 1)
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	14:00–15:30	PROKOP M.	Učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Produkce (Bc.) (compulsory subject)