Civilia 2023, 14(1):4-31 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.001
Contemporary societies are going through a turbulent period. Recent technological developments have given rise to a new and qualitatively different system of (political) communication. Hence, the present review essay deals with the changing relationship between politics, media and society. In particular, it focuses on the introduction of recent new communication trends, such as the emergence of Web 2.0 and social networks, the rise of populist political communication, and the mediatization and personalization of politics, and an assessment of their social and political implications. The essay is conceived as a descriptive diachronic case study by framing...
Civilia 2023, 14(1):32-39 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.002
This text deals with the issue of school magazines and their usage in media training, emphasizing functions that these specific micro-media can fulfill in the educational process at primary and secondary schools in the context of functions that belong to journalism in society in general (according to McQuail's viewpoint). It also accents their possible classification in terms of media typology and integration into the media (eco)system. It deals with the effects of interactivity in the fields of production and perception of school magazines as well.
Civilia 2023, 14(1):40-64 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.003
This article provides the insight into the study of ritual and narrative over the time and theoretically discusses the interconnectedness of the terms with a focus on their similarities and differences and the resulting potential for their collaborative research. The text attempts to demonstrate how narrative can be used within the ritual of president`s speech for the occasion of approaching the end of the year. It shows that the speech does not contribute only to the evaluation of past events of the year but also to the construction of a rite of passage which may lead the statesman to enter the new social environment with a change of his social status.
Civilia 2023, 14(1):65-81 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.004
This contribution is focused on what role new media play in acquiring information among students in the second year of grammar schools and non-grammar school types of high schools. A part is devoted to how media literacy is viewed by different authors and how it is related to media education. The consumption of news by young people is also a topic, for example what is media literacy, or whether young people are able to distinguish between information and misinformation. The information and research contained in the post are part of my diploma thesis, which I defended this June at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University.
Civilia 2023, 14(1):82-85
