Od Listopadu po Novu - Vývoj české žurnalistiky v letech 1989–1994 – Klimeš David (2024)

The book deals with the rapid development of the journalism profession from 1989 to 1994. The story of Czech journalism begins with a "reconstruction prologue," which describes the existing traditions of journalism, including not only the official stream in state and party-controlled media but also the strengthening traditions of samizdat and exile journalism. The post-November development is divided into several chapters that examine the evolution of the journalism profession from various perspectives: The transformations of the collective representation of journalists show the transition from a state-controlled journalists' union to a voluntary syndicate and the reluctance of many journalists to organize professionally. In the chapter on the development of ideas about free journalism, the author explores what was actually hidden behind the arguments for freedom and independence in contemporary disputes. This included, for example, post-November self-governance of editorial offices, the degree of partisanship and the influence of political forces on the media, or the limits of freedom of speech in cases of tabloid journalism, xenophobia, or eroticism. The growing Czech-Slovak tension was also significantly reflected in the media. The section describing the liberalization of the media market is then divided into the "invisible hand of the press market" and the "visible audiovisual hand of the state," as the path to private periodicals on...