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Hvížďala, Karel
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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Czech media losing freedom
The newly elected director of Czech public broadcaster Česká televize, Petr Dvořák, previously worked for a successful investment group. There is a general trend of Czech company bosses showing increased interest in the media sector in recent times. Journalist and media expert Karel Hvížďala sees this with mixed feelings in his blog at Aktuálně.cz: "In view of similar changes taking place regarding media ownership in other countries, it seems that the democratic model, in which politicians, entrepreneurs and the media are more are less kept separate, is being discontinued. A new conglomerate of media, business and politics is being created. What this will mean for the democratic structures remains to be seen. But it is conceivable that the media will lose a little of their freedom and the scope for manipulating public opinion will expand. This raises the question of to what extend the growing influence of the Internet can counteract this trend."
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Ex-prime minister Zeman and the media
The former Czech Prime Minister Miloš Zeman has come out of early retirement from politics to make a new bid for the office of president in Prague. In the midst of the dead season the country's media is dedicating plenty of space to him on an almost daily basis. Journalist Karel Hvížďala criticises both parties: Zeman and the media. "Even during the pickled cucumber season Zeman is receiving an incredible amount of coverage. Zeman has gone down in our history books as an irresponsible, uncouth politician who contributed to the destruction of our country. He called the Austrians idiots and told the Sudeten Germans they should count themselves lucky they were not all killed after the war. ... The media should know that Zeman has no chance of winning. They are not analysing but simply playing into the hands of a lobby. And yet it would be so easy for them to expose Zeman for what he is."
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