Conceptualizations and Constructions of Values, Identities, and Roles of Public Service Media Through the Lenses of the Czech PSM Journalists and Managers

SMEJKAL, Klára and Iveta JANSOVÁ. Conceptualizations and Constructions of Values, Identities, and Roles of Public Service Media Through the Lenses of the Czech PSM Journalists and Managers. In ECREA Journalism 2024. 2024.

Basic information

• Original name: Conceptualizations and Constructions of Values, Identities, and Roles of Public Service Media Through the Lenses of the Czech PSM Journalists and Managers
• Authors: SMEJKAL, Klára (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Iveta JANSOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: ECREA Journalism 2024, 2024.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50800 5.8 Media and communications
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords in English: public service media; journalists; managers; audiences; Czech Republic
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

This paper addresses the question of normativity vs. reality clash through a study conducted in the Czech Republic, drawing on at least twenty semi-structured interviews with journalists and managers working for Czech public service media (i.e. Czech Television or Czech Radio). The aim of the research was to find out how journalists and managers themselves see the value of PSM in today's world, what are their opinions of the PSM's current performance in the context of normative ideals, and what they see as the main opportunities and threats in the near future. In our paper, we focus on how our communication partners described and explained their own conceptualizations and perceptions of identities (PSM but also audiences), values, and roles that emerge in the context of public service media. All that to explore how their perceptions (personal experiences, biases, etc.) differ from normative expectations defined by existing legal and academic frameworks.

Links

• GA22-30563S, research and development project: Name: Re-konceptualizace role českých médií veřejné služby: očekávání, výzvy a příležitosti

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Rethinking the Role of Czech Public Service Media: Expectations, Challenges, and Opportunities